(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s opposition parties announced Friday they would unite around a single candidate for December’s presidential election, in an unusual show of unity as President Yahya Jammeh seeks a fifth term in power. At a meeting in Banjul, the groups agreed to pick a single contender at a[Read More…]
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Senegal Leader’s Brother Resigns Over Oil Firm Allegations
(JollofNews) – The brother of Senegal’s president resigned Friday from his controversial role at a commodities firm, sparking a violent protest by opposition groups who have levelled corruption allegations against him. Aliou Sall, younger brother of President Macky Sall, is accused of helping Timis Corporation Senegal unfairly secure favourable conditions[Read More…]
G. Bissau’s Ex-Navy Chief Sentenced In Prison In U.S. Drug Case
(JollofNews) – A former navy chief of Guinea-Bissau who was arrested three years ago in a U.S. drug sting off the West African coast was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison, most of which he has already served, for conspiring to facilitate the shipment of cocaine to the[Read More…]
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