Principal Magistrate Krubally of the Banjul Magistrate’s Court has ordered the Office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to pay D160,000 to one Micheline Verhoeven (female), a plaintiff. The IGP was also urged to return the plaintiff’s vehicle with registration number WCR 0777C which was said to be in […]
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Sam Phatey requests Justice Jaiteh to recuse himself from his case
Samsudeen Phatey, a Gambian journalist and an activist based in the USA has requested Justice Ebrima Jaiteh to recuse himself from his case for delaying a ruling in his case before him at the high court. Sam Phatey made this application on 22nd February 2023 at the high court in […]
Understanding the Situation in Senegal. Defend Democracy
Senegal is at the brink of collapse simply because Pres. Macky Sall is hellbent on standing for a third re-election in 2024 claiming that his first term (2012 – 2019) does not count. His surrogates and himself seem to maintain that the term limit began in 2019 following the constitutional […]
“Senegal: an African democratic model in decline” ? Afrikajom Center: When the word becomes flesh to embrace the void
“Senegal: an African democratic model in decline” By Hamidou ANNE I have carefully read the report “Senegal: an African democratic model in decline” published by Afrikajom Center. Reports by civil society organisations are necessary in order to document current events and to offer insights which, by their distance from political […]