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Police and protestors have clashed in Senegal’s capital Dakar, as unrest picked up again one day after a jail sentence for opposition politician Ousmane Sonko sparked some of the deadliest violence in the country in recent memory. On Thursday, Mr. Sonko received a two-year sentence for allegedly corrupting youths, a decision that triggered violent clashes […]
Ousmane Sonko, the prominent opposition figure in Senegal, has been sentenced to a two-year jail term by a court on charges of “corrupting youth.” However, the court acquitted him of allegations of rape and issuing death threats. Sonko, who is a candidate for the 2024 presidential election, has consistently denied any wrongdoing and is currently […]
The Young Teranga Lions of Senegal on Saturday at the Cairo International Stadium, Egypt, defeated their Gambia counterparts 2-0 to lift their first-ever Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy. Goals from forward Sulaymane Faye and midfielder Mamadou Camara were all the team needed to secure Senegal victory over their Gambian neighbours. The Senegalese side […]
President Adama Barrow has strengthened the bilateral ties between The Gambia and Senegal. Barrow extolled the bilateral ties while receiving a Ministerial delegation headed by the Minister for Culture and Historical Heritage, Professor Alioun Sow, at the State House on Friday morning. President Barrow embraced the friendly and brotherly relations with his colleague President Macky […]
The President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has pardoned eight prisons who are citizens of The Gambia and Senegal. This was disclosed in a press release posted today, Tuesday, 12 July, on verified social media platforms of the State House of The Gambia. According to the State House, the government of President Barrow decided to […]
Senegal, a country in West Africa, has become the first country in Africa to raise her flag on the Wall Street, the financial hub of the world after global Covid-19 Pandemic. This event, which took place on Friday, July 8 at Bowling Green Park 26 Broadway in New York, was initiated and organized by the […]
By Modou Mboge DAKAR, July 7, 2022 — President Macky Sall has conferred on President Muhammadu Buhari the Highest National Honour of the Republic of Senegal “L’ Ordre National De Lion Senegal”. This took place in Dakar on July 7, 2022. According to President Macky Sall, President Buhari was conferred with this prestigious award in […]