[Africa Renewal] Fatoumata Thiam (from Senegal) talks about her groundbreaking research on the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, with broader implications for Africa's ambitions to embrace the 4th industrial revolution (4...

[allAfrica] Dakar -- Africa's heads-of-state are joining prominent members of Africa's intelligentsia to mark the 100th birthday of Professor Amadou Mahtar Mbow by chronicling his contributions as the first black African to head Unesco and many other...

[ISS] On 3 March, Ousmane Sonko, one of Senegal's main opposition leaders, was arrested and imprisoned for 'disturbing public order' and 'participating in an unauthorised march.' Sonko, who had been charged with rape, was on his way to answer a court...

[RFI] In an interview broadcast on Senegalese television on Wednesday, Adji Sarr, the woman who has accused opposition leader Ousmane Sonko of rape, said that the case must proceed in court.

[The Point] KARMOL's first Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) was delivered on 15th March at Sembcorp Marine in Singapore and will begin sea trials off Singapore today ahead of its deployment to Senegal in the coming weeks.

[HRW] Nairobi -- Investigate Deaths, Injuries of Protesters; Release Those Arbitrarily Arrested

[Foroyaa] The situation in Senegal has gone beyond what is expected under a stable democracy. A civil conflict is breaking out whose cost in lives and properties are incalculable.

[African Arguments] A collective of Senegalese artists and academics calls for President Macky Sall to be held accountable for his crimes.

[DW] The West African nation has been rocked by deadly protests in support of an opposition politician who's been accused of rape. Young people seem to have lost trust in the government and are demanding change, experts say.

[Cameroon Tribune] It was during a nationwide address triggered by violent protests following the arrest of opposition leader Ousamane Sonko.

[RFI] Senegalese President Macky Sall has called for peace and calm, in a message designed to defuse tensions after days of clashes and protests left at least five dead over the arrest of popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.

[Global Fund] Geneva -- The Global Fund and Fondation CHANEL have signed a new agreement to set up a civil society-led fund to strengthen women's and girls' engagement in developing health policies, including Global Fund-related processes, in western...

[DW] Government critic Ousmane Sonko was charged with rape but then freed from detention as police clashed with protesters in Senegal.

[Foroyaa] Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Gambia Armed Forces, (GAF) Lieutenant General Yakuba Drammeh, has recently returned home from Senegal where he embarked on a 4 - day working visit to his Senegalese Counterpart, Air Force General Birom Di...

[The Point] Interior Minister Antoine Diome said on Friday in a statement delivered in the State TV that the 3 days of riots in Senegal, which starting on March 3rd to 5th has claimed 4 lives. Last evening sources confirmed the death of another perso...

[RFI] A schoolboy has been killed during violent protests in Senegal at the weekend, bringing the death toll from days of violence in the West African state to five.

[The Point] State House, Banjul, 4 March 2021: President Adama Barrow today received a team of medical experts at the Presidency as a special envoy of the President of the Republic of Senegal, His Excellency, President Macky Sall.

[DW] Senegal is facing its worst political unrest in years following the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. At least five people have been killed in clashes between protesters and police.

[DW] Angered by opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's arrest, his supporters took part in the worst civil unrest in the West African country in years.

[RFI] Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is to appear in court on Monday to answer charges of rape, which his supporters say are politically motivated. His arrest on Wednesday sparked days of widespread street protests and clashes with securi...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Violence hit Dakar once again as tensions rose around the arrest of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko.

[DW] Angered by opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's arrest, his supporters took part in the worst unrest seen in years in the West African country.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was arrested on Wednesday after hundreds of his supporters clashed with police in Dakar, Reuters reports.

[CAF] Following the conclusion of the engagement period, and reference to the decision of the Organizing Committee of Beach Soccer and Futsal Competitions, find below the approved fixtures of the qualifiers of the 4th edition of Beach Soccer Africa C...

[Foroyaa] Ousmane Sonko, the leader of Pastef was finally arrested by the research squad for disturbing public order and participating in an unauthorized demonstration, according to his lawyer, Me Bamba Cissé