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 […]
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Senegal launches probe into disappearance of 2 soldiers in Dakar
Senegal has on Tuesday launched an investigation into the disappearance of two soldiers, Chief Warrant Officer Didier Badji, a Gendarmerie officer and Sergeant Fulbert Sambou of the Military Intelligence Unit. Chief Warrant Officer Didier Badji, on duty at the General State Inspection, and Sergeant Fulbert Sambou, of the Military Intelligence […]
Addressing cross-border crime in Southern Senegambia region – Ziguinchor hosts confab
A sub-regional forum on cross-border crime between Senegal, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau began on Monday in Ziguinchor (southern region of Senegal) at the initiative of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, in partnership with the Support Committee for Economic and Social Development (CASADES). The two-day meeting was graced by stakeholders from The […]
EU to Introduce Visa Restrictions for Senegal & The Gambia as a Leverage for Readmission of Illegal Migrants
The European Union’s Commission has adopted proposals to introduce visa measures for passport holders of Senegal and The Gambia as a leverage to push these two countries to cooperate more on the readmission of their nationals who are currently staying illegally in one of the EU countries. The decision has […]