Showing posts with label Dakar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dakar. Show all posts

Friday, January 10, 2014

Senegal: No longer a sanctuary for African dissidents

The West African State has adopted a policy of expelling African refugees critical of their home governments

Macky Sall (L) was invited by Yahya Jammeh (R) to attend The Gambia’s 48th Independence Anniversary (Photo taken from Scoops de Ziguinchor)

Monday, July 15, 2013

Senegal and The Gambia renew commitment to bridge River Gambia



After years of talks of building a bridge here, the "new" Aljamdu ferry uselessly ducked at Bamba Tenta-Yelli Tenda crossing point ever-since its multimillion dollar arrival in 2011 (Photo Credit:MSJoof/TNBES/Globe/FPI/Nov2011)

Friday, July 5, 2013

Dr. Lenrie Peters Speaks Out - reproduced



In 2008, the late Peters who witnessed colonialism, told me "it was a setback".
His hopes and expectations after Independence were "democracy and an open government striving for the good of the people" - never come to reality during the 1st and 2nd Republic. (Photo Credit: Gamwriters)