The International Monetary Fund has released nearly $216 million U.S. dollars for Senegal after a review of its aid programs for the West African country. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Wednesday ( June 22) “The completion of the audits allows the immediate release of about[Read More…]
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Senegal’s Opposition Supporters Bang Pots And Pans In Noisy Protest
Senegalese honked car horns and banged on pots and pans in the capital Dakar on Wednesday evening in the latest protest organised by the political opposition ahead of legislative elections next month. Senegal’s main opposition coalition, Yewwi Askan Wi, asked its supporters to come to their windows, balconies and doorways[Read More…]
G/Bissau Mayor Suspended By Government For Alleged Corruption
The government of Guinea-Bissau has suspended the mayor of the capital Bissau for alleged corruption in a land sale and failure to pay employee pensions, officials said Wednesday. Mayor Luis Ntachama had been in office since April 2021. He is a member of the Social Renewal Party (PRS), a formation[Read More…]