Birth registration officers have been turning away applicants who could not support their claim of Gambian citizenship with any other document than voter’s card, sources hinted JollofNews. Applicants without any other documents other than voter’s card have been reportedly showing up at registration centres. Sources revealed that most of these[Read More…]
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Final Senegal Legislative Vote Tally Confirms Ruling Party Lost Absolute Majority
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…]
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…]
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