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Brotherly bond

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has assured President Jammeh of his renewed willingness to strengthen and deepen cooperation between Banjul and Dakar. In a letter acknowledging President Jammeh’s congratulatory message on the occasion of the celebration marking the 48th Independence anniversary of the Republic of Senegal on April 4, President Wade prayed for the personal well-being of the Gambian leader, his family and the entire Gambian people. “For the brotherly people of The Gambia, I...

Wade blames NEPAD failures on bad orientations

Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade on Tuesday expressed regrets over the delays in implementing the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). According to President Wade, NEPAD suffers the consequences of bad orientations earlier attached to the project. Maître Abdoulaye Wade was speaking during Tuesday’s NEPAD implementation committee meeting held in the Senegalese capital city, attended by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria, Thabo Mbeki of South Africa and Abdoulaye Wade of...

‘President Jammeh to attend IOC Summit’

President Alhadji Dr Yahya Jammeh will attend the 11th Summit of the Organisation for Islamic Conference (OIC), scheduled to take place in Dakar, Senegal, from March 13 and 14. Crispin Grey-Johnson, secretary of state for Foreign Affairs, who arrived in Dakar on Sunday as the President’s special envoy, confirmed the Gambian leader’s participation in the summit. SoS Grey-Johnson met with Senegal’s president, MaÓtre Abdoulaye Wade, at his Avenue Roume Presidential Palace in Dakar shortly after...

President Wade’s special envoy meets Jammeh

Abdourahim Agne, the Senegalese Minister of Trade and Co-operation last Friday met President Yahya Jammeh in his office at State House. Accompanied to State House by Crispin Grey-Johnson, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Agne was a special envoy of President Wade. He was in the country to brief the Gambian leader on the forthcoming Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) to be hosted by Senegal in March. Speaking to reporters soon after his audience with the Gambian leader, Mr Agne...