Catholic group Sant’Egidio has urged Senegal’s military to end an operation against southern separatists and called for dialogue after the West African state’s long-simmering conflict reignited last year. On Sunday, the army announced that it had launched an operation in the southern region of Casamance, aiming to dismantle bases of[Read More…]
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French Ride-Hailing App Aims To Reinvent Taxis Experience In Senegal
Maguette Mbaye had always taken taxis to her banking job in Senegal’s capital Dakar, but haggling over prices and inhaling fumes through the open windows every day wore her down. She left all that behind when French ride-hailing app Heetch launched in January. The ride costs a little more, but[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t Clarifies On Effects Of Senegalese Military Operation In Cassamance
It has come to the awareness of The Gambia Government that Senegal launched a ‘Military Operation’ against MFDC separatists in its southern region of Cassamance on Sunday 13th March, 2022. Given its proximity to The Gambia, several communities and villages particularly in Foni Bondali, Foni Kansala and Foni Bintang Karanai[Read More…]