Abdoulie Siby, the president of the red cross society of Senegal (SRS), has died in after a prolonged illness. Siby died in france, where he had been undergoing medical treatment, and was buried in his home town of St. Louis,  on Saturday.

To this end, the Gambia red cross     society (GCRS) sent a high-powered delegation, led by its president, Fatou Mas Jobe, to attend the funeral ceremony.

In an interview with the Daily Observer, Fabakary Kalleh, the director of youth at the red cross headquarters, soon after he learnt of the demise of the Senegalese red cross president, stated that Siby had not been well for the past three years, but that his death came as a great shock. Mr Kalley said that Mr Siby's demise was a loss to the whole red cross fraternity, by virtue of his level of commitment to the servitude of humanity.

He added that Siby had been the president of the SRS for nearly a decade and that during this time, he had been working closely with the GCRS on many activities.

He noted that the last visit he made to the Gambia was during the sub-regional Sahel+ meeting, held earlier this year.

Mr Kalleh further prayed, on behalf of the GCRS, for Gods mercy and forgiveness for the deceased, for his soul to rest in perfect bliss.