A court in Senegal on Monday sentenced a fugitive rebel leader and two other men to life in prison for murder and armed insurrection over a massacre that claimed 14 lives. Cesar Atoute Badiate, head of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC), a rebel group fighting for autonomy[Read More…]
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UDP Statement On The Gambia-Senegal Border Conflicts
A few days ago, an untoward incident occurred in Foni in the vicinity of villages close to the Gambia-Senegal border. Whereas not all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the incident are clear to the citizens of The Gambia, UDP believes that this grave situation requires urgent action from the[Read More…]
Gambia-Cassamance Border Skirmish: Barrow Sympathises With ECOMIG
Following the tragic and unfortunate encounter between Senegalese ECOMIG soldiers and separatist forces along The Gambia’s Southern border with Senegal on Monday, President Adama Barrow wishes to express his profound sense of grief to the ECOMIG Command, The ECOWAS Community and the bereaved families of the two fallen ECOMIG soldiers.[Read More…]
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