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…]
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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…]
Customs Authorities In Senegal Seize Ammunition Aboard A Cargo Ship
The customs authorities in Senegal have seized three containers of ammunition aboard a Guyana-flagged cargo ship, the Eolika. The authorities estimate that the three containers are worth an estimated 5.2 million US dollars. The discovery was made in the port of Dakar but the customs agency did not specify the[Read More…]
Senegal: Railway To Open In Darkar On Monday Amidst Protests
Senegal will on Monday December 27 welcome a new commuter railway line after having to wait for the past 5 years for work on the project to be completed. This transport system is aimed at reducing journey times and also decongesting the city once the TER regional express begins operation.[Read More…]
Senegal Opposition Leader Ousmane Sonko Barred From Leaving Country
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been barred from leaving the west African country. Sonko according to a Friday court ruling by judge Abdoulaye Assane Thioune was denied permission to leave Senegal. He was to attend a conference scheduled for this week in Lome, Togo’s capital, after been invited by[Read More…]
Guinea Against Military Intervention, Buhari’s Envoy Meets Macky Sall
(JollofNews) – Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Geoffery Onyeama, on Friday met with the Senegalese president, Macky Sall, on what the Senegal presidency described as ‘‘a mediation for a return to constitutional order in the Gambia.’‘ The Minister’s trip to Dakar is because of the lead mediator role by his boss, Muhammadu[Read More…]
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