The Ministry of Local Government and Lands has announced that Mrs. Sainabou Martin Sonko and Dr. Alieu Keita, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Finance Director respectively, will resume work on Tuesday, 21st February 2023. The ministry also stated in its press release that the said council officials and others affected […]
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Senegal announces date for next presidential election
The Ministry of Interior of Senegal has announced 25th February 2024 as the date for the next presidential election. A press release from the Ministry of Interior signed by the Honorable minister Antoinette Felix Abdoulaye Dione on Thursday, 16th February 2023 stated decree no. 2023-339 has been issued on 16th […]
Senegalese Gendarmerie arrest the man who was supplying stones to Ousmane Sonko’s supporters in Mbacké
The video of a driver in a fake taxi handing out stones to demonstrators in Mbacké has gone viral on social networks. Following this outcry, the national Gendarmerie has brought out the big guns to track down the man who supplied Ousmane Sonko’s supporters with projectiles during the violent clashes […]
Senegalese singer Oumar Pene says Pastef hijacked his song and titled it “Sonko Koubakh La” without his knowledge or consent
According to Senegalese media Seneweb and Sen Tv, Oumar Pene has exposed the Pastef supporters for hijacking his song without his knowledge. He said he did not sing any song for a politician. Senegalese veteran singer Oumar Pene has accused the supporters of Pastef, the party of the opposition leader […]