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Police officers Gorgi Mboob, Ndey Mbaye pass away

The death has been announced of Gorgi Mboob, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), and Superintendent Ndey B. Mbaye, on Wednesday morning, 13th December 2023. The late Gorgi Mboob is a former head of the Anti-Crime Unit of the Gambia Police Force while the late Ndey B Mbye was head of State Guards Medic. DCP Mboob passed […]

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CRR road accident: 7 died, 11 admitted, police PRO confirms

The acting spokesperson of the Gambia Police Force (GPF), Cadet ASP Modou Musa Sissawo has confirmed that seven (7) people have died in the road accident that occurred at Jarumeh Koto village in the Central River Region (CRR) on Saturday night. The police spokesperson also disclosed that six (6) people […]

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GPU Urges Police to Drop Charges Against Madi Jobarteh

PRESS RELEASE (Banjul, The Gambia, 15 Nov., 2023) – The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is calling on the Gambia Police Force (GPF) to drop all charges against Madi Jobarteh, one of the country’s leading human rights activists. Madi is charged with “seditious intention”, “false publication and broadcasting”, and “incitement to […]

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Senegal: Man arrested for serving cat meat to customers

A man has been arrested in Diourbel, Senegal for serving cat meat to his customers, Senegal’s leading online media outlet Seneweb reports. According to Seneweb, the man (a greengrocer) was killing cats to serve them to his customers at very low prices. He was reported by one of his neighbours. […]