(JollofNews) – Chad’s ex-ruler Hissene Habre has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison at a landmark trial in Senegal. The judge convicted him of rape, sexual slavery and ordering killings during his rule from 1982 to 1990. Victims and families of those killed cheered[Read More…]
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Casamance Forests May Disappear By 2018
(JollofNews) – Senegal’s heavily forested southern region of Casamance will have no tree cover left by 2018 if illegal logging driven by Chinese demand is not addressed, a Senegalese ecologist warned Thursday. Gambian loggers have long benefited from lax oversight of the area’s forests to take prized rosewood timber over[Read More…]
U.S. And Senegal Sign Defense Cooperation Deal
(JollofNews)—The United States and Senegal signed a cooperation agreement on Monday to ease the deployment of American troops to the West African nation to counter humanitarian crises, natural disasters or terrorist attacks. “Terrorism knows no border and it’s very important for everyone to cooperate,” James Zumwalt, U.S. ambassador to Senegal,[Read More…]
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