Tag: Senegal

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The Standard Newspaper Seriously Misquoted The Defence Minister’s Remarks On Senegal

REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, No. 4 MARINA PARADE, BANJUL PRESS RELEASE 1st April, 2023 The Standard Newspaper Seriously Misquoted The Defence Minister’s Remarks On Senegal The Ministry of Defense wishes to clarify that the Standard Newspaper’s edition of Thursday 30th, March 2023, intentionally misrepresented the remarks of […]

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Interior Minister Diome reveals why Sonko’s French Lawyer was denied entry into Senegal

The Minister of the Interior of Senegal Antoine Diome has disclosed reasons why opposition leader Ousman Sonko’s lawyer Juan Branco, a French-Spanish, was denied entry into Senegal upon his arrival at the Blaise Diagne International Airport in Dakar on Thursday. “Indeed, Mr. Branco had published, before his arrival at the […]

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Member of Ousman Sonko’s Defence Team was accused of rape

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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Press release: GDC Disassociates Itself From MC Cham Jnr’s Endorsement Of Ousmane Sonko Senegalese Presidential Candidate

GAMBIA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS Press Release 14th March, 2023 DISCLAIMER The public is hereby informed that, the public endorsement of Ousmane Sonko, a Senegalese Presidential Candidate by GDC’s Campaign Manager, Hon. MC Cham Jnr, during a gathering held in The Gambia by the members of PASTEF (Ousmane Sonko’s political party), does […]