Senegal’s main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has today publicly pronounced his stance on the judgement delivered in his case against the Tourism minister Mame Mbaye Niang. He said he will not pay the court fine of CFA 200 million to Mame Mbaye Niang. Sonko described the judgement as rubbish. “Where […]
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Ousman Sonko to be judged in the Adji Sarr alleged rape case
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko will be tried on 16 May before the criminal division, Seneweb writes. This time, “Ousman Sonko will be tried for rape and death threats against the masseuse Adji Sarr in the Sweet Beauté case,“ reports RFM. Following the prosecutor’s statement following the confrontation between Ousmane […]
Senegal’s Second World War combatants return from France
The remaining Senegalese combatants of the Second World War have returned from France. The war veterans were on Friday received by President Macky Sall at the Presidential Palace in Dakar. He also decorated the veterans in the presence of military and service chiefs, diplomats, and cabinet ministers. The veterans also […]
Macky Sall appoints first female General in the Senegalese Army
The Senegalese president Macky Sall has promoted Colonel Fatou Fall (a doctor in the Senegalese Army) to the rank of Brigadier General on Tuesday. According to Seneweb, this information was announced by the Minister of Armed Forces Sidiki Kaba. “The head of state has appointed to the rank of general […]