The General Delegate for Rapid Women and Youth Entrepreneurship (Der/FJ) is suffering from the consequences of a verbal faux pas. The decision to dismiss him came as a bombshell, in an attempt to smother the controversy. In a press release issued Wednesday evening, Oumar Gueye, Government Spokesman and Minister of[Read More…]
Human Rights
IWD: Gambian Feminists Spiked By “Petulant” Imam
As The Gambia joins the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day on March 8, local feminists have been up in arms against an imam who made a controversial comment about female judges of the shariah court. The Gambian judiciary last month for the first time appointed two[Read More…]
Senegal Summons Ukraine Ambassador Over Illegal Recruitment Call
Senegal’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Ukraine’s Ambassador to Dakar, Yurii Pyvovarov, in response to his calls to recruit Senegalese to fight in Ukraine against Russia. According to the ministry, the Ukrainian Embassy in Senegal published a post on Facebook urging Senegalese volunteers and foreign nationals in Senegal to join the war against[Read More…]
NEWS LIKE YOU, ON THE GO
