Senegal is at the brink of collapse simply because Pres. Macky Sall is hellbent on standing for a third re-election in 2024 claiming that his first term (2012 – 2019) does not count. His surrogates and himself seem to maintain that the term limit began in 2019 following the constitutional[Read More…]
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Gambia: The Sainabou Martin Sonko Imbroglio Drags On
Once again, the Sainabou Martin Sonko issue which had bogged the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) for the past two years, has refused to go away, with the ongoing Local Government Commission of Inquiry getting into the fray, describing the decision to transfer her to Kerewan Area Council at this material[Read More…]
LG Commission Exposé Indicts Local Govt ministry
There is absolutely no doubt that among the objectives of the government in setting up of the Local Government Commission of Inquiry was to expose the endemic corruption alleged to have been prevalent in the area councils and municipalities. However, from what we have heard so far from the commission,[Read More…]