(JollofNews) – Four Senegalese government workers arrested by Gambian police have been released, according to reports. The four were on a mission to produce a report for the Senegalese environment ministry on the management of natural resources in Senegal, the ministry said. Police in the Gambia arrested the team on[Read More…]
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Senegal Beefs Up Military As Security Threat Grows
(JollofNews) – Senegal’s president said on Monday he would boost manpower and equipment for military and civil defence forces in the face of increasingly bold attacks by jihadists on neighbouring countries. The west African nation has until now avoided the kind of deadly attacks mounted by al-Qaeda-linked groups that[Read More…]
U.S. Transfers Two Libyans To Senegal From Guantanamo Prison
(JollofNews) – Two Libyans held for years at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been flown to Senegal for resettlement, the Pentagon said on Monday, the latest move in President Barack Obama’s final push to close the facility.