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Senegalese MP Proposes High Treason Charges Against Ex-President Macky Sall

A Senegalese lawmaker has proposed charging former President Macky Sall with high treason following revelations of significant financial misconduct during his presidency from 2019 to 2023. The Court of Auditors’ report details allegations of …

Journalists arrested in Senegal as prime minister announces ‘zero tolerance’ for false news

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to stop the legal harassment of journalists and to deliver on President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye’s promise to decriminalize press offenses. A Dakar court judge charged Zik Fm editor- …

African Development Bank: The eight presidents who built the AfDB

The countdown has begun. At the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) upcoming annual meetings on 26-30 May in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the name of Akinwumi Adesina’s successor will finally be known. He or she – one of the five official candidates is a woman – …

Senegal FA boss Augustin Senghor rages at Moroccan hegemony over African football politics

During a vituperative and explicit interview on 2STV, Senegalese Football Federation president and erstwhile CAF vice-president Augustin Senghor viciously ranted against what he perceives to be Morocco’s overwhelming hegemony over African football politics …

NRF Boss Elected Vice President of W/Africa Road Funds Group

The National Road Fund of Liberia’s Manager, Joseta Neufville-Wento, has been elected Vice President of the West Africa Road Funds Focus Group at the 13th General Assembly held in Dakar from April 8-11, 2025.   The assembly, which brought together road …

Senegal: MP Proposes High Treason Charges Against Former President Macky Sall

A Senegalese lawmaker has formally proposed the indictment of former President Macky Sall for high treason. The move follows revelations from the Court of Auditors alleging serious financial misconduct during Sall’s presidency between 2019 and 2023. The …

Populism meets reality in Senegal

A little over a year ago Senegalese voted in an election that almost did not happen. Macky Sall, the president at the time, had tried to postpone it, triggering a constitutional crisis. The landslide victory by Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the opposition …

President Trump’s swift response to Harvard’s rejection of federal criteria sparks national debate over university ...

Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a meeting with US President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington D.C., February 4, 2025. Photo by Liri Agami/Flash90 Just hours after Harvard University refused to comply with government- …

Justice must be served swiftly, says Prime Minister

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said Monday in Dakar that justice must be served swiftly so that citizens can be enlightened about their fate, recalling that this is a fundamental principle of law. “Justice must be served swiftly; it is a fundamental …

‘We feel like we’re back in Senegal’: the Sufis helping migrants in the Canaries

In a three-storey building in a residential neighbourhood in Gran Canaria, about an hour’s drive from the airport, more than a dozen teenage Senegalese boys in colourful, flowing robes sit in a circle, soulfully chanting supplications. Behind them, girls …

Liberia’s Sports Ambassador Highlights One-Year Achievements, Pays Tribute to President Boakai

In a detailed account of his first year in office—from April 2024 to April 2025—Ambassador Kebe outlined key achievements, including the establishment of multiple sports academies, personal financial contributions, and support for national teams. Monrovia …

Senegal: New agreement raises hope for long-term peace

The Senegalese government and members of the separatist movement in its southern region of Casamance have signed an agreement that could lead to the end of over four decades of violence. The Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) has been …

Senegalese community in São Paulo protests following murder of a street vendor: “It was not an accident”

Hundreds of people walked through downtown São Paulo on Monday, April 14, demanding justice for Senegalese street vendor Ngange Mbaye, another victim of the Military Police (PM). The protesters, most of them Senegalese, wore t-shirts printed with the face …

Police Brutality Against Senegalese Migrant Sparks Protests in Brazil

Protests over the death of Ngange Mbaye in Sao Paulo, Brazil, X/ @pontejornalismo April 15, 2025 Hour: 11:08 am On Monday, dozens of African migrants and social organizations protested against police violence in Sao Paulo following the killing on …

Senegalese industrial production up 19.4% in February (ANSD)

Senegalese industrial production increased by 19.4% in February 2025 compared to the same month last year, thanks to the jump in extractive industries (+60.8%) and, above all, the start of oil extraction in Senegal, we learned from the National Agency of …

FG makes peace move to Niger Republic

Delegation from Nigeria and that of the Republic of Niger met in Niamey on Wednesday, in a move to restore the damaged bilateral ties between the two neighbours. Daily Trust gathered that Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, arrived …

A call for The Gambia to emulate Senegal’s defense model

- Advertisement - By Rtd Lt Colonel Samsudeen Sarr former commander of the GNA I listened with rapt attention to Coffee Time Tuesday, April 8, 2025, featuring Hon Minister Ismaila Ceesay. The segment exploring the recent security overhaul by the Gambia …

Kagame receives message from Senegal president

BP appoints new Vice President for hydrogen and CCS in the UK

That means that from the CEO down to the newest recruit straight out of college the skill levels are the best in the business and, from the company ethos, collaborations between departments, representing your brand and doing your job every day, nothing is …

Mission Alive to Transform Rural and Small Town Communities

Mission Alive Receives Grant for Rural and Small Town Initiative DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, April 17, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Mission Alive is delighted to announce the receipt of a grant in support of our new Rural and Small Town Initiative …

Savannah Resident Appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary in Trump Administration

Former Georgia Labor Official Tapped to Help Lead National Workforce Development Efforts SAVANNAH, GA, UNITED STATES, April 17, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Lori Frazier Bearden, a resident of Savannah, Ga., has been appointed to serve as the …

Elected Officials and Silicon Valley Nonprofits Hold 'Save Medicaid' Rally to Fight Impending Budget Cuts

Zoe Lofgren, Sam Liccardo and Silicon Valley nonprofits rally to fight for Medicaid SAN JOSE, CA, UNITED STATES, April 17, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- PRxDigital, Inc. will host a press conference and community rally to oppose impending cuts to …

Truth in Accounting Releases New Video Exposing the True State of U.S. Finances

Hosted by former co-CEO of Progressive Insurance and Truth in Accounting board member, Chuck Chokel CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, April 17, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Truth in Accounting (TIA) has released a compelling new video featuring their …

CSI condemns Holy Week massacre of Christians in Nigeria

A team from Christian Solidarity International was on the ground in Nigeria as the killings unfolded ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, April 17, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On April 13, Palm Sunday, Fulani militias massacred 56 people in a Christian village …

Alona Lebedieva: The Law on Bona Fide Acquirers Is a Crucial Step Toward Legal and Investment Stability

KYIV, UKRAINE, April 17, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed Law No. 12089, which strengthens the protection of the rights of bona fide acquirers of property. In particular, property can no longer be …

FEUSA’s Pat Soldano, Brownstein’s Mark Warren Speak at Sonoma Authors Festival on Importance Family Businesses

Over 25 Well-Known Authors, including Isabel Allende and Michael Connelly, Discuss Successful Writing, Business of Writing, and Today’s Top Issues WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, April 17, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Pat Soldano, President of …

The Rise of US ESG Reporting Software Market: A $0.71 billion Industry Dominated by Tech Giants -Nasdaq, Workiva, and ...

Delray Beach, FL, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The US ESG Reporting Software Market is expected to reach USD 0.71 billion in 2029 from USD 0.35 billion in 2024, at a CAGR of 15.2% during the forecast period, according to a new report by …

The Asset Washington Couldn’t Touch: Former Pentagon Insider Reveals the $150 Trillion Fortune That Survived Generations ...

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It’s survived two world wars. A Great Depression. The 2008 financial crisis. Even COVID. While every other government fund has been depleted, borrowed from, or outright drained… one remained off-limits. Now, …

NASP Applauds President Trump for Efforts to Reduce Drug Pricing and Address Necessary PBM Reforms

Washington, DC, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- President Trump issued an Executive Order titled Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First on Tuesday, April 15. The Executive Order called for the Administration and Congress to continue …

InnovAge Champions PACE at State Capitols to Protect Critical Care for Seniors

DENVER, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InnovAge Holding Corp. (“InnovAge”) (Nasdaq: INNV), the nation’s largest provider of the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) based on participants served, has engaged staff, nationwide, to …

MEDITERRANEAN: Fall in recorded crossings in first quarter of 2025 ― Greece redesignates Türkiye as ‘safe third country’ ...

The significant decrease in the number of irregular border crossings into the EU via the Mediterranean routes that was observed in 2024 has continued into the first quarter of 2025. Greece has redesignated Türkiye as a “safe third country” for people …

ECRE Annual General Conference 2025

|Published on: 17th April 2025|Categories: News| The ECRE Annual General Conference (AGC) 2025 will take place 09.00-18.00 on Thursday 5 June 2025 in Warsaw. Participation in the AGC is open to representatives of ECRE member organisations, other …

OSCE Enhances K-9 Training for Kyrgyz Border Security

Luban, Poland / Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 18 March 2025 – Six canine instructors from the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic have completed a specialized training course on detecting explosives, weapons, and …

OSCE Presence enhances prosecutors’ capacities to investigate electoral crimes ahead of parliamentary elections in ...

On 16 April 2025, in the lead-up to Albania’s upcoming parliamentary elections due on 11 May, the OSCE Presence, in close co-operation with the General Prosecution Office, the Special Structure against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) and the …

MatchAwards Welcomes Digital Marketing Expert Fredrick Muriithi as an Economic Development Organization (EDO) Partner

MERU, MERU, KENYA, April 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- MatchAwards, the cutting-edge ITO-powered economic development platform, is redefining how businesses, governments, and investors connect to funding and growth opportunities. Fueled by the …

Akelos Receives Australian Patent Allowance on Lead Compound, AKE-1018

Akelos -1018 for Chronic Neuropathic Pain NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, April 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Akelos Receives Australian Patent Allowance on Lead Compound, AKE-1018 Patent Covers Inventions Licensed from Weill Cornell Medicine …

Benjamin Casad’s Debut Book Challenges the Illusion of Democracy

ORLANDO, FL, UNITED STATES, April 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Benjamin Casad doesn’t write to provoke. He writes because silence, in his eyes, is no longer an option. In The Last True President, Casad lays bare a portrait of America on the …

Decision Lens Appoints Steve Tolbert as President to Drive Operational Excellence and Fuel Strategic Growth

ARLINGTON, VA, UNITED STATES, April 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Decision Lens, the leading provider of integrated planning software for government agencies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Tolbert as President. A proven …

USHBC Urges Congress & President Trump to Secure a National Mall Location for the National Museum of the American Latino

WASHINGTON DC, DC, UNITED STATES, April 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The United States Hispanic Business Council (USHBC) proudly endorses the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Act, a bipartisan effort led by Representatives …