A public storm erupted this weekend following controversial remarks made by social media commentator and youth activist Bubacarr Bob Keita, who claimed to have had a tense and combative phone conversation with President Adama Barrow. But in a swift and detailed response, the Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority[Read More…]
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Senegal: Former PM Calls For The Release Of Political Detainees
Senegal’s former Prime Minister Aminata Touré has taken to X (Twitter ) to sound the alarm bell on the prolonged detention of political prisoners. She called on the authorities to unconditionally release them. “All political prisoners must be released immediately and all charges against them dropped,” she posted today on[Read More…]
Senegal President Sall: April 2 Will Be End Of Mandate As President
Senegal President Macky Sall said on Thursday that April 2 will be the end of his mandate as president of the West African nation. He added, however, that it was unlikely the election of a new president will be completed before then. His announcement comes after a court ruled last[Read More…]
Senegal’s Macky Sall Vows Poll ‘As Soon As Possible’
Senegal’s president says the delayed election to choose his successor will be held “as soon as possible”, after the top court ruled that his attempts to delay them were unconstitutional. President Macky Sall has served two terms in office. On Thursday, the Constitutional Council annulled President Sall’s decree moving the[Read More…]
Senegal Constitutional Council Finds Election Delay Was Unlawful
Senegal’s Constitutional Council has ruled that parliament’s postponement of the Feb. 25 presidential election to December was not in line with the constitution, council minutes showed on Thursday. Opposition presidential candidates and lawmakers had filed a number of legal challenges to last week’s parliamentary bill, which also extended President Macky[Read More…]
Senegal’s Sall Facing Heavy Pressure To End Political Crisis
Senegalese President Macky Sall held a cabinet meeting on Wednesday facing international and national calls to re-schedule a postponed presidential election and resolve the grave political crisis. The United States, France and the United Nations have strongly supported domestic demands for the vote to go ahead as soon as possible,[Read More…]
Senegal: 20 Candidates Validated For The Presidential Elections
Senegal’s Constitutional Council has Saturday endorsed the candidacy of 20 people vying for the country’s top post. The court decision has dashed the hopes of jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko (Pastef), and the exiled leader of PDS Karim Wade of taking part in the 2024 electoral competition. For the first[Read More…]
Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko Turns Down Gov’t Offer
PASTEF leader, Ousmane Sonko, has turned down an offer by Senegalese authorities, allowing him to leave the country in exchange of liberty. The Parliamentarian for Ziguinchor, Guy Mary Sagnia, made the revelation over the weekend as Senegal is inexorably moving towards the February 25, 2024 Presidential election. Senegal’s opposition leader[Read More…]
Senegal: Ousmane Sonko 2024 Coalition Denied Permit
PASTEF Communication Officer, El Malick Ndiaye, has taken to Facebook to announce that the Dakar Prefect has denied the Sonko 2024 Coalition permit for their planned Investiture Ceremony. The mega meeting, scheduled to take place in Parcelles Assainies, was poised to be a defining moment for the jailed opposition leader’s[Read More…]
Senegal: Sonko Reacts To Dakar Court Verdict
The jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has taken to Facebook to react to the verdict handed down by Justice Ousmane Racine Thior, urging the authorities to reinstate him in the electoral list. “Glory to Allah the Unique!” he exclaimed in a succint statement posted Thursday on the social message platform[Read More…]
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