(JollofNews) – Two Libyans held for years at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been flown to Senegal for resettlement, the Pentagon said on Monday, the latest move in President Barack Obama’s final push to close the facility.
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Liberia’s President Commends Gambia’s Role In Regional Peace
(JollofNews) – Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has commended the West African nation of the Gambia for its role and invaluable contributions to the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) initiative that was aimed at the search for lasting peace in Liberia during the height of the civil conflict. President Sirleaf also[Read More…]
Senegal Votes To Limit Presidential Terms To Five Years
(JollofNews) – Senegal has voted overwhelmingly in favour of limiting presidential terms to five years, the country’s interior minister said Tuesday, after a weekend referendum widely seen as a test of the president’s popularity.