The Senegalese High Commissioner in Banjul Bassirou Sène has said he is surprised that some Gambians, who are complaining about the presence of foreign forces, could easily forget that without those forces Yahya Jammeh would have still been here. A survey conducted in May by Afrobarometer revealed that an overwhelming[Read More…]
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Poverty “Gaining Ground In Senegal”
Between 2011 and 2018, the National Agency of Statistics and Demography (ANSD) has identified more than 200,000 new poor. Living conditions are more precarious for some households in Senegal. The results of a harmonised survey by the ANSD, published on Monday, showed that “the number of poor people has increased”[Read More…]
Senegal’s Ex-army Chief Appointed As UN Military Adviser
A former Chief of General Staff of the Senegalese army will be taking over from his Uruguayan counterpart Humberto Loitey as UN military advisor. It’s the beginning of a new chapter for General Birame Diop. After a successful career at the national and regional level, he will now put his[Read More…]

