(JollofNews) – Four people working for the Senegalese environment ministry were arrested by Gambian police on Saturday while conducting an environmental study near The Gambian border, the Senegalese government said in a statement. The four are two environment ministry workers, their guide and and a Cameroonian intern. The Senegalese environment[Read More…]
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Senegal Beefs Up Military As Security Threat Grows
(JollofNews) – Senegal’s president said on Monday he would boost manpower and equipment for military and civil defence forces in the face of increasingly bold attacks by jihadists on neighbouring countries. The west African nation has until now avoided the kind of deadly attacks mounted by al-Qaeda-linked groups that[Read More…]
U.S. Transfers Two Libyans To Senegal From Guantanamo Prison
(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.