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Kalidou Diallo’s body returned to his family in The Gambia

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The family of Senegalese content creator Kalidou Diallo, known by the nickname “The Man from Ziguinchor”, has retrieved his body in The Gambia, where he died on 15 August in Kerr Serign. His burial was scheduled for Saturday, after more than two months of waiting, according to Les Échos; the Gambian investigation into the circumstances of his death is continuing.

The body of Kalidou Diallo, a Senegalese content creator nicknamed “The Man from Ziguinchor”, has been handed over to his family in The Gambia after more than two months of waiting, reports the Senegalese daily Les Échos, cited by Seneweb. His burial was scheduled for Saturday.

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