The Gambia National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) is today expected to dole out food aid to flood victims in West Coast Region almost 11 days after floods hit parts of the country. According to some statistics, about 114,000 people have been directly affected by the floods, precipitated by rainfall quantity,[Read More…]
Human Rights
Senegal Arrests 143 Migrants Headed For Europe
Senegal’s paramilitary police have arrested 143 migrants in two seaside swoops as they prepared to embark in the hope of clandestinely reaching Europe, a gendarmerie statement said. The migrants were caught overnight Saturday in the fishing communities of Fimela and Nianing in western Senegal, where they numbered 68 and 75[Read More…]
Sainabou Mbye And Co. Refused Bail
Sainabou Mbye and two of her alleged confederates in crime could not gain their liberty today as the bail application filed by their lawyers was rejected. They appeared at the Banjul High Court on Wednesday but were returned to the State Central Prison following the denial of their bail application.[Read More…]