Tag: Senegal

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Senegal’s Former Finance Minister Passes Away

Mamadou Moustapha Ba, former Minister of Finance of the Republic of Senegal has passed away on Monday evening, 4th November 2024, LamToro News has learnt. Mr. Ba was Minister of Finance under the former regime of Macky Sall. He was appointed minister in September 2022 until 2024 when ex-president Macky’s tenure […]

News, Politics

SENEGAL: Amnesty International Boss Seydi Gassama describes Bougane’s arrest as a minor incident, calls for his release

The director of Amnesty International in Senegal Seydi Gassama has reacted to the arrest and detention of Senegal’s opposition politician Bougane Gueye Dany who was arrested on Saturday, 19th October 2024 whilst on his way to Bakkel in eatsern Senegal. Bougane and other opposition figures such as Thierno Boccoum and Anta […]

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Gambian home-based scholars and intellectuals must embrace the ‘publish or perish’ ethos and adopt a macro rather than micro perspective to achieve global recognition like their peers, but not in obscurity

Fatoumatta: Gambian home-based scholars and intellectuals must embrace the ‘publish or perish’ ethos and adopt a macro rather than micro perspective to achieve global recognition like their peers, but not in obscurity. Alagi Yorro Jallow. I’m not very familiar with Dr. Mbye Kebba Kah. I haven’t encountered him on any […]

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Senegal President Diomaye Faye Dissolves National Assembly

The president of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved the National Assembly of Senegal on Thursday 12 September, 2024, two years to the day after the deputies took office. The President of the Republic made the decision in a decree signed on Thursday. The idea of dissolving the National Assembly has […]