Senegal’s jailed opposition leader announced Tuesday that he resumed hunger strike as an “act of solidarity” to his “courageous patriotic sisters.” The announcement comes at a time when a group of female prisoners tied to PASTEF have been on hunger strike over a week. They are denouncing ‘abusive detention conditions’[Read More…]
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Senegal’s Fed Up Movement Leader Rearrested
Police in Senegal have rearrested Y’En A Marre movement Coordinator Alioune Sané after Supreme Court overturned a judgement to release him from jail. “State prosecutors filed an appeal, challenging the court decision to release,” Y’ En A Marre’s Malal Talla aka Fou Malade told JollofNews in response to a request[Read More…]
Senegal: DMedia Group Mourns The Death Of Moumy Seck
Senegalese woke up Thursday to another day of sadness after news of the passing of DMedia Group emblematic figure Moumy Seck broke out. “She lived a discreet life far from the public eye and passed away in a discreet manner,” SenTV news anchor Néné Aïcha Ba told Jollofnews as she[Read More…]