Dakar, February 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to release news commentator Abdou Nguer, who was arrested on Wednesday for challenging a public prosecutor’s statement on the cause of a student’s death.
“Detaining a news commentator for his remarks on legal...
Senegal’s National Assembly voted on Monday, February 16, to lift the parliamentary immunity of Mouhamadou Ngom, popularly known as Farba Ngom, the deputy mayor of Agnams.
According to Senenews, 108 deputies voted in favour of lifting the immunity, while 21 voted against at the end...