Senegal’s constitutional council on Thursday confirmed the results of the July 31 legislative vote that saw the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) coalition lose its comfortable majority in parliament. The published final results confirmed President Macky Sall’s BBY won 82 out of 165 seats, one short of the 83 required[Read More…]
Year: 2022
Senegal Arrests 143 Migrants Headed For Europe
Senegal’s paramilitary police have arrested 143 migrants in two seaside swoops as they prepared to embark in the hope of clandestinely reaching Europe, a gendarmerie statement said. The migrants were caught overnight Saturday in the fishing communities of Fimela and Nianing in western Senegal, where they numbered 68 and 75[Read More…]
Army Says Reports It Gathered Show Several Fatalities In Convoy Accident
The army said the report it gathered has indicated there were several fatalities in a road crash involving the motorcade of President Adama Barrow on Thursday. According to a press release from the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) High Command, five soldiers from the State Guards Battalion were involved in the[Read More…]
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