(JollofNews) – A fire tore through makeshift straw shelters at a Muslim religious retreat in Senegal, killing at least 22 people and triggering a stampede, firefighters and local media said Thursday. The blaze broke out on Wednesday afternoon as worshippers gathered near the town of Medina Gounass in the southeastern[Read More…]
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Gambia: President Barrow To Pay Three-Day Official Visit To Senegal
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s president Adama Barrow will arrive in Dakar, Senegal on Thursday for a three-day official visit. During his stay in Dakar, President Barrow will hold discussion on bilateral and other issues with his Senegalese counterpart President Macky Sall before addressing the media at mid-day on the same day.[Read More…]
Senegal Arrests Two Suspected Foreign Jihadists
(JollofNews) – Senegalese authorities have arrested two suspected foreign jihadists in Dakar, including one who had been in contact with the mastermind of an attack on an Ivory Coast hotel a year ago. Police spokesman Henry Cisse said an operation in Dakar on Thursday had led to the arrest of[Read More…]
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