Investigative journalist Pape Alé Niang has been rearrested this evening by elements of the Criminal Investigation Division (Dic) in Dakar, Senegal. According to Liberation newspaper, Mr. Niang was taken to the DIC headquarters for questioning. The Dakar Martin boss Mr. Niang was released last week following his earlier arrest and […]
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Two Senegalese opposition MPs sent to prison
Two opposition Parliamentarians from the opposition party PUR, were on Thursday sent to prison by a judge in Dakar, Senegal, Senegal’s leading online news site Seneweb reports. The MPs; Massata Samb and Mamadou Niang are members of the opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wii. They are prosecuted for the assault of their […]
Glamour Gala Dinner: Brazilian Rio carnival showcased at Senegal’s King Fahad Palace
Article written by Fatima Diop Ba, Seneweb. The fourth edition of the Chic and Glamour gala hosted by Senegal this year at the King Fahd Palace is still a sensation. This event was organised by the French production company called Mat Events. As announced in the programme, the Brazilian festival […]
Baaba Maal’s nephew dies in a car accident: River Blues Festival postponed!
The Senegalese international singer and composer El Hadj Beydi Baaba Maal, leader of the Dandé Lenol Music group has lost his nephew Adama Niass, on Thursday 8 December 2022. Niasse died in a car accident on the Senegalese autoroute. In the wake of this sad news, the international festival Blues […]