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Activist Aïcha Mbodj found safe in Tambacounda

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Aïcha Mbodj, an activist with the Alliance for the Republic nicknamed “Gaindé Macky”, was found safe and well in Tambacounda after disappearing on 14 October. Passers-by recognised her on Friday and alerted her family, who took her to Ndiongolor, in Fatick department, where she is receiving traditional treatment, according to L’Observateur.

Aïcha Mbodj, a member of the Alliance for the Republic (APR) known by the nickname “Gaindé Macky”, was found safe and well in Tambacounda after being reported missing since 14 October, reports L’Observateur, cited by Seneweb.

Passers-by recognised her on Friday in the streets of Tambacounda after seeing the missing-person notice circulated by her relatives and the APR spokespersons’ office on social media. Her family was then contacted and was able to find her. Aïcha Mbodj had left the family home in Dalifort and was last seen in Ouest-Foire, Dakar, at around 7pm, according to L’Observateur.

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