In a small restaurant in Senegal’s seaside capital Dakar, Thiane Ngom has risen early to cook up a batch of thiebou dieune, the country’s most popular dish, before the lunch rush. Meaning “rice with fish” in Senegal’s dominant language Wolof, thiebou dieune takes about three hours to prepare, and is[Read More…]
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Gambian Police Remand, Charge “Genocide Apostle”
Police in The Gambia say they have charged a 47-year-old man with terrorism and incitement to violence over an inflammatory audio calling for post-electoral violence by opposition groups. The man identified as Lamin Darboe has been in police custody since December 8th, a day after an audio linked to him[Read More…]
IMF Approves Release Of US$6.97 Million Credit To Gambia
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the third review of the arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The completion of the review enables the release of SDR 5.0 million (about US$6.97million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 40.0 million (about US$55.75 million).[Read More…]
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