The case of trafficking in diplomatic passports for which Kilifeu and Simon are in custody is experiencing new developments. The Italian police, on requisition, informed the DIC to have arrested Thierno Amadou Diallo, with an old passport of Simon trafficked, before repatriating him. The facts date back to 2014. The boarding pass, from Dakar, was […]
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Diplomatic passport: Repeated scandals around a precious document
The news of recent days is marked in Senegal by cases of alleged trafficking in diplomatic passports involving, on the one hand, members of the group « Y en a marre », and on the other hand, two members of the National Assembly. A situation that brings to the forefront the controversy surrounding this precious travel document. […]
Mali: Five soldiers killed by jihadists in the center
A Malian military patrol was ambushed by an « as yet unidentified armed terrorist group this Sunday, September 12, in the vicinity of Manidjè/Kolongo, in the Macina district, » the Malian military announced in a statement. « The provisional human toll is five dead on the FAMA side and three on the terrorist side, » the statement said. In […]
Legislative elections in Morocco: the future of the Islamists in power at stake
Morocco is voting on Wednesday to renew the 395 seats in the House of Representatives and more than 31,000 local elected officials. The moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) is hoping for a third term as head of government. Moroccans are expected to vote on Wednesday, September 8, in legislative and local elections that […]
In a coma since 1982, the French-Senegalese Jean-Pierre Adams died
In a coma since 1982, the former French international defender Jean-Pierre Adams (73 years) died on Monday. Former French international defender (22 selections between 1972 and 1976), Jean-Pierre Adams died this Monday, at the University Hospital of Nîmes, at the age of 73 years. He was plunged into a deep coma since March 17, 1982, […]
Former South African President Jacob Zuma released on medical parole
Former South African President Jacob Zuma, incarcerated since July 8 for contempt of court, has been granted conditional release on medical grounds, South African prison authorities announced on Sunday. Zuma, 79, has been hospitalized – for undisclosed reasons – since August 6 outside the prison where he is serving a 15-month sentence for stubbornly refusing […]
Terrorism Senegal: Explosive revelations about the Arabic teacher arrested at AIBD
Abdoulaye Diop Fall, an Arabic teacher at Barkedji high school (Linguère), was arrested on August 20 at AIBD for terrorism. For three months, he had been followed by the Research Section. According to Liberation, he was in direct contact with the Asai Ahl Alhaq group founded in 2006 and with Abu Mustapha, a secret service […]
Guinea: ECOWAS demands Conde’s release and return to constitutional order « or face sanctions
Following the example of the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, Ecowas « condemns in the strongest possible terms » the coup d’état that took place on Sunday 5 September 2021 in Guinea. In a statement read by Seneweb, the current President of Ecowas, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, demands « respect for the physical integrity of […]
Who is Mamady Doumbouya: The child of Kankan who deposed Conde
A legionnaire in the French army until 2018, Mamady Doumbouya was unknown to some until today, when he overthrew President Alpha Conde. In Guinea, the new strong man of the country has made news during the last parade of the country’s independence day. This was on September 28. Less than a few days before the […]
[Video] A fragile green wall in Africa
A fragile green wall in Africa