Seven suspects appeared in court in Bissau on Thursday in a 980kg drug seizure case, almost all of which has disappeared since the major bust in November, according to the director of the judicial police. “Last November, 980 kg were seized by the police, but 975 kg have simply disappeared[Read More…]
Year: 2022
Gambia Urges World Court To Reject Myanmar Challenge To Genocide Case
Gambia on Wednesday urged judges at the World Court to reject a challenge by Myanmar to a case brought to halt alleged acts of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, saying the West African state was “no one’s proxy”. On Monday Myanmar’s junta, which detained civilian leader Aung San Suu[Read More…]
Senegal Receives 1,250 M4A1 Rifles From US
The Senegal military has taken delivery of 1,250 M4A1 rifles from the US Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) under a foreign military sales (FMS) contract. Acquisition of the M4A1 rifles allows the African nation to modernize its armed forces by upgrading its small weapons. According to a press release, the[Read More…]
Senegal Inaugurate New 50,000-Seat Stadium In Diamniadio
Senegal’s new 50,000-seat stadium was opened on Tuesday with a legends football match following a ceremony attended by African and European heads of state and global sporting dignitaries. The Abdoulaye Wade Stadium will host Senegal’s international matches, with its first competitive game set to be the second leg of the[Read More…]
Tourism Minister Hamat Bah Denies $20 Airport Levy Allegations
Gambia’s Minister of Tourism and Culture has rubbished reports about his ministry involvement in imposing $20 tax for inbound and outbound passengers at the Banjul International airport. Minister Hamat Bah said the allegations are concocted and he has nothing to do with the additional 5% levy charge that continues to[Read More…]
Senegal: Protesters Demand Tougher Laws Against Same-Sex Activity
Thousands of people demonstrated Sunday in Dakar to demand a strengthening of the repression of homosexuality in Senegal after the recent rejection by the Parliament of a text hardening the laws on the matter, noted journalists of the AFP. “No to homosexuality,” chanted the demonstrators on the Place de la[Read More…]
Mali: Ecowas Set To Accept One-year Transition
On the sidelines of the last AU-EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, Nana Akufo-Addo, the current chairman of ECOWAS, maintained that the sub-regional organization was ready to accept a twelve-month transition in Mali. On December 24, 2021, the transitional authorities in Mali and Ecowas parted ways without agreement on the duration[Read More…]
Gambia: Barrow To Attend Liberia’s Bicentennial Commemoration
President Adama Barrow of the Gambia will Monday travel to Liberia to ttend the official opening ceremony of the country’s bicentennial commemoration. The event will mark 200 years since the arrival of the first batch of liberated Africans from the United States to present-day Liberia, thus becoming the first Republic[Read More…]
Ecstatic Crowds Greet AFCON Winners Senegal In Dakar
Senegal’s football team arrived home a day after winning the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to hundreds of thousands of ecstatic and chanting fans in the capital Dakar. Huge crowds descended on a military airport in the West African country’s capital on Monday, blowing vuvuzelas and waving flags in celebration.[Read More…]
Prosecutor Demand 30 years In Prison For Compaoré Over Sankara’s Assassination
The Burkinabe military prosecutor’s office on Tuesday demanded 30 years in prison against former President Blaise Compaore, accused of being the main sponsor of the assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in 1987. Currently in exile in Cote d’Ivoire, the former head of state of Burkina Faso (1987 – 2014)[Read More…]
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