Youssou Ndour has been included in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 200 greatest singers of all time. Youssou Ndour is ranked 69th on the list, ahead of singers such as Michael Jackson and Bob Marley who are ranked 86th and 98th respectively. “It is with great honour and gratitude […]
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Colonel Ousman Alieu Kane Steps in as New ECOMIG Commander
Press release: His Excellency President Adama Barrow has on Friday, 30th December 2022, bade farewell to Colonel Cheikh Omar Tamba, the ECOMIG Commander in The Gambia, whose term of duty has come to an end. He is being replaced by Colonel Ousman Alieu Kane. The President awarded certificate of appreciation […]
Meet VJ, the new popular Senegalese music star whose parents are journalists
Senegalese music has just discovered a new star. Mouhamed Vj or VJ for short is a young Senegalese artist who is making the buzz at the moment. Yesterday at the esplanade of the Grand Theatre he managed to block the traffic for hours. His concert was finally cancelled because the […]
Senegal’s investigative journalist Pape Alé Niang remanded again
Senegal’s investigative journalist cum proprietor of Dakar Martin, Pape Alé Niang, was remanded on Tuesday, 20th December 2022, after his face-to-face meeting with Justice Mamadou Seck of the High Court in Dakar, Senegal. Mr. Niang who was recently granted bail, was arrested at his home yesterday evening by members of […]