Member of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh’s hit-squad, Junglers, Sanna Manjang, was handed over to Gambian authorities by Senegal on Tuesday, 2 December 2025. Under heavy armed security on Tuesday morning, the who has been implicated in heinous human rights violations, including torture, enforced disappearance, and killings, was arrested on Saturday, November 29, 2025 after…
A notorious and feared member of former President Yahya Jammeh’s hit squad known as the Junglers has been reportedly arrested in Casamance, Southern Senegal, by a joint security operation of Gambia and Senegal on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Media reports indicated that the Spokesperson of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), Malick Sanyang, confirmed Manjang’s arrest,…
Maimouna Ndour Faye, owner of the private television channel 7TV, is one of two journalists who remain in custody of five arrested in a media crackdown. (Photo: Courtesy Mamadou Awa Ndiaye) Dakar, October 29, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to immediately release two journalists arrested in an October 28-29, 2025, crackdown on two outlets — 7TV and RFM…
The Government of Senegal has announced that it will reduce price of fuel and electricity tariffs in a few days. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko yesterday made the announcement, saying that the Senegalese government “will reduce electricity, fuel and gas prices in a few days’ time. According to media reports, the Prime Minister also stated that…
Preparations for ECOFEST Dakar 2025 are accelerating as ECOWAS, UEMOA, and the Government of Senegal gear up for the second joint meeting of the Regional and National Organising Committees, scheduled for October 14 through 17 in Dakar. The meeting will assess progress on festival arrangements, enhance coordination among stakeholders, and finalize technical, logistical, and communication…
The Gambia will next host high-level Senegalese security officials for a three-day bilateral engagement on matters relating to prison administration, security cooperation and justice sector reform. Scheduled for 29 September to 1 October 2025, the significant engagement is part of the ongoing security sector reform themed ‘Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation in Corrections and Security for Sustainable…
His Excellency Mohammed B.S. Jallow, Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia, yesterday received in audience a high-ranking delegation from the Senegalese Armed Forces at his office at the State House in Banjul. The visiting delegation was led by Lieutenant General Philip Henri Alfred DIA, Inspector General of the Senegalese Armed Forces. The purpose…
Madame Mariame SY has been nominated as Senegal’s new extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to The Gambia. If President Adama Barrow accepts her appointment, she will become the first female to serve in this role. Her nomination was part of a recent reshuffle of ambassadors announced by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye during a Council of Ministers…
