A member of Ousman Sonko’s Defence team Juan Branco, a French-Spanish lawyer was once accused of rape, LTN has learnt. Juan Branco was in 2021 indicted for “rape” by a Parisian examining magistrate. A 20-year-old lady had filed a handrail at the police station of the 14th arrondissement of Paris […]
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NPP Youth Wing seeks police permit to hold peaceful anti-corruption procession
The Youth Wing of the National People’s Party (NPP), the Gambia’s ruling party has applied for a police permit to organize a peaceful anti-corruption procession. A leaked letter dated 7th March 2023, with Reference number NPP/YWS/004/23 making rounds on social media, and signed by Hon. Kebba Madi Bojang, President of […]
Senegal: Former Prime Minister called for questioning over allegations against President Macky Sall
Senegal’s leading online medium Seneweb has reported that the former Prime Minister Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré has received his summons to appear before investigators of the Dakar Urban Security (Police), today, 9th March 2023. In an open letter, the former Prime Minister suggested that the President of the Republic, Macky Sall […]
Fresh corruption scandal hits Banjul, Gov’t agrees to settlement
A fresh corruption scandal has hit the Gambia government through the Ministry of Health regarding their non-compliant expenditure on the Global Fund Program in Switzerland. The scandal involved D20Million out of which the Gambia Government should refund D10M believed to be embezzled. According to a letter dated 8th February 2023 […]
