Police in The Gambia have been criticised for their treatment of an opposition supporter during clashes between officers and peaceful protesters at a demonstration in Brikama on Thursday evening. Supporters of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) shared video footage on social media that appeared to show PIU officers[Read More…]
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Catholic Group Urges Senegal To End Anti-Rebel Operation
Catholic group Sant’Egidio has urged Senegal’s military to end an operation against southern separatists and called for dialogue after the West African state’s long-simmering conflict reignited last year. On Sunday, the army announced that it had launched an operation in the southern region of Casamance, aiming to dismantle bases of[Read More…]
Senegalese Soldiers Clash With MFDC Rebels
The Senegalese army launched a fresh military offensive against separatists in the southern region of Casamance early Sunday. According to information reaching JollofNews, heavy gunfire was heard as residents of the Gambia border villages fled their homes to other communities while fighting with separatist rebels in neighbouring Gambia intensified. It[Read More…]
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