Firefighters are still battling massive blaze that erupted at Guinea’s petroleum facility. The fire has created giant smoke stretching out across the capital city, raising air quality concerns in Conakry. A press release issued this morning by the Office of the Prime Minister indicates that the fire engulfed oil storage[Read More…]
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Senegal: Sonko Reacts To Dakar Court Verdict
The jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has taken to Facebook to react to the verdict handed down by Justice Ousmane Racine Thior, urging the authorities to reinstate him in the electoral list. “Glory to Allah the Unique!” he exclaimed in a succint statement posted Thursday on the social message platform[Read More…]
Senegal: SNP Calls Out Gov’t Surveillance On Yolande Camara
The pro-democracy group “Senegal Our Priority” (Sénégal Notre Priorité, SNP) has Tuesday sounded the alarm bell over unregulated surveillance being meted out on Yolande Camara, one of the country’s leading female activists. In a succinct statement issued today and seen by JollofNews, the collective called on the national and international[Read More…]