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Former Fisheries PS Dr. Banja gets 2 years mandatory jail term for corruption

Press Release: The Office of the Attorney General is pleased to announce that todayWednesday 8th March 2023, a conviction has been secured against Dr.Bamba Banja, former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Fisheries andWater Resources. The charges laid against Dr. Banja by this office in 2021included three counts of serious […]

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Senegal: Police officer files complaint against Ousman Sonko

Dakar, Senegal – Following a lawsuit filed by Adji Sarr, for rape and death threats, and Mame Mbaye Niang, for defamation, public insults and forgery, a police officer named Frédéric Napel is also taking Ousmane Sonko to court. This intelligence officer has filed a complaint with the Dakar prosecutor’s office […]

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Gambia to hire special prosecutor for Jammeh-era crimes

By Journalist Sanna Camara (Mai Media Global) The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that it has finalised a lot of needed work, including the hiring of a special prosecutor, to set up an internationalised court in The Gambia that will try crimes committed under former President Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule. […]