(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…]
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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.
Gambian Ministers In Senegal To Discuss Border Boycott
(JollofNews) – At least five Gambian ministers led by the transport minister are in Dakar to discuss the Gambia-Senegal border closure with their Senegal counterparts. Senegalese transport union, known by its French acronym, SNTTRS, boycotted the Trans-Gambia ferry crossing following the Gambia’s unilateral increase in ferry tariffs. “The Gambian delegation[Read More…]
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