Senegal
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:21:23 GMTSenegal Coach Cissé - 'The Players Went to Grab the World Cup Qualification'
[CAF] The qualification of Senegal to the 2022 FIFA World Cup was secured because 'the desire and the determination of the Senegalese players who, despite the difficulty of the match and the tension surrounding it, knew how to keep their serenity and...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:31:57 GMTAfrican Champions Senegal in Great Danger As They Host Egypt in Playoffs
[CAF] African champions Senegal must win by at least two goals against Egypt on Tuesday at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Diamniadio to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:57:11 GMTSadio Mane Denies Egypt Again, Fires Senegal to Qatar 2022
[This Day] Sadio Mane scored the winning penalty in a shootout to send Senegal to the 2022 World Cup after Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah missed his spot-kick for Egypt.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:32:05 GMTHead Coaches React Before Senegal Vs Egypt Clash On Tuesday
[CAF] Senegal and Egypt meet on Tuesday in the second leg of African qualifiers last round for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:43:04 GMTSenegal Infuriated By What It Calls Racist Remarks From French Candidate Zemmour
[RFI] Senegal said that it will take appropriate actions against French presidential candidate, Eric Zemmour, for the "degrading and irresponsible" comments he made against the Senegalese community living in France. This after the far-right contender...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 08:12:28 GMTGhana, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon to Represent Africa At Qatar 2022 World Cup
[Vanguard] Cameroon scored deep in stoppage time of extra time to break Algerian hearts and complete the line-up of Africa's representatives for the World Cup in November.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:40:59 GMTWorld, Africa WASH Legislative Caucus Launched At the World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal
[New Republic] The delegation representing Liberia at the World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal, has officially launched the WASH Legislative Caucus in Africa and the world at large.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:47:29 GMTVP Addresses 9 World Water Forum in Dakar
[The Point] Transforming the investment outlook for climate resilient water and sanitation in Africa
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:47:24 GMTCassamace Conflict - Gambia, Senegal And Guinea Urged to Dialogue With MFDC
[The Point] The Young People Without Borders has called on the governments of The Gambia, Senegal and Guinea Bissau to dialogue with members of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC), with a view to bringing a lasting solution to the C...
Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:26:16 GMTECOMIG Forces Not Here to Aid And Abet What Happens in Cassamance - Info Minister
[The Point] The minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure (MOICI), Ebrahim Sillah, says the ECOMIG Forces (Senegalese) stationed in the Fonis are not there to aid and abet the ongoing war in the Senegalese region of Cassamance.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 06:49:31 GMT5626 Internally Displaced Amid Senegalese Military Operation in Cassamance
[The Point] At least 5626 Gambians have been internally displaced across the Fonis near the Gambia-Cassamance borders as Senegalese military operations against the MFDC intensify.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:33:22 GMTOver 6,000 Displaced in Gambia After Senegal Separatist Fighting Flare-Up
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Casamance/Senegal -- More than 6,000 people have fled their homes in Gambia and Senegal following clashes between Senegalese soldiers and separatists near the Gambian border earlier this month, Gambia's government said Tuesday.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:20:27 GMTWorld Cup Qualifiers - Falconets Hit Benin for Senegal Clash
[Leadership] Nigeria's U20 women football team, Falconets, arrived in Benin City yesterday for their World Cup qualifiers' second leg match against Senegal.
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:37:27 GMTAliou Badara Faty - the Local Player Who Finds His Place Among Senegal's Best Players
[CAF] An introvert standing almost two metres tall, the Casa Sports goalkeeper lived his dream a few months after his first call-up to the Senegal senior national team. The maiden call-up came in November last year for the matches against Togo and Co...
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:36:24 GMTGood Mr. President - On Casamance, TRRC
[The Point] Mr. President, the situation in Casamance in Senegal has been escalating for the past few days with the Senegalese army launching attacks on the MFDC bases and seizing them which resulted in one Senegalese soldier killed and several peopl...
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 11:14:02 GMTWorld Water Forum in Senegal Promises to Be a Catalyst for Action
[RFI] The ninth World Water Forum, a week-long series of conferences and workshops aimed at accelerating universal access to water and sanitation, is to open on Tuesday in the Senegalese capital Dakar.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:50:56 GMTMaidens Thrash Senegal to Progress in Qualifiers
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's Black Maidens have progressed to the third round of the 2022 Women Under-17 FIFA World Cup, after brushing aside the Young Teranga Lionesses of Senegal 3-0 in the second leg of the qualifiers.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:43:32 GMTA template for action: how new guidelines pave the path to better sanitation in Africa
[Speak Up Africa] This week's World Water Forum, taking place in Dakar, Senegal, is a timely reminder of how the world is slipping behind its commitment to achieve universal access to safe sanitation by 2030.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:19:52 GMTSenegal-MFDC Scuffle Forces 100s in Dire Situation
[The Point] Hundreds of internally displaced Gambians across the Fonis near the Gambia-Cassamance borders are in need of humanitarian assistance amid scuffle between the Senegalese military and MFDC.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:12:11 GMTArmy Offensive in South of Country Displaces Thousands
[VOA] Dakar -- Senegal's army has launched a new offensive aimed at dismantling a separatist rebel group in the country's southern region, causing more than 2,000 people to flee. The military operation comes less than two months after rebels killed f...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:26:27 GMTBlack Maidens to Face Senegal Sunday
[Ghanaian Times] The Black Maidens of Ghana will take on the Young Teranga Lionesses of Senegal in the 2nd leg of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 first round qualifiers at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday.
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:02:23 GMTCasamance - Sant'egidio Calls for the End of Military Operations and a Willingness to Negotiate
[Agenzia Fides] Dakar -- "We are deeply concerned about the armed conflict that is currently taking place in northern Casamance", declares the Community of Sant'Egidio, which for years has acted as a mediator for peace between the government of Seneg...
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 04:36:54 GMTSenegal's Ambitious Goals for Its African Union Presidency
[ISS] Will the country's national and international legitimacy be enough to achieve its objectives for stability in West Africa?
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:40:16 GMTSalah Is Fit for Senegal's Clash
[CAF] Mohamed Salah will be fit for Egypt's game against Senegal in FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:27:08 GMTGeneration Foot and Casa Sports Dominant After First Round of Senegal Top-Flight
[CAF] The Senegalese Ligue 1 completed its first round on Monday with Generation Foot and Casa Sports emerging as the leaders as they were able to garner 23 points each.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:18:34 GMTBarrow Pledges D5 Million for Displaced Persons in the Fonis
[The Point] Her Excellency the Vice President Dr. Isatou Touray, yesterday announced that His Excellency President Adama Barrow has pledged D5 million for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Fonis through the NDMA as a humanitarian respons...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:17:38 GMTGovt Reacts to Senegal Military Operation Against MFDC
[The Point] Banjul -- It has come to the awareness of The Gambia Government that Senegal launched a 'Military Operation' against MFDC separatists in its southern region of Cassamance on Sunday 13th March, 2022.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:14:55 GMTArmy Launches Operation Against Southern Casamance Rebels
[RFI] The Senegal army has launched a military operation against rebels in the southern Casamance region, the chief of staff said in a statement issued on Sunday.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:19:41 GMTChild protection, partners remobilize to strengthen the fight against abuse
[OCHA] Dakar, March 11, 2022: Under the leadership of the Senegalese Ministry of Justice, the members of the Technical Monitoring Committee and then the members of the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the Support Project for the Protection of Chi...
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 03:22:56 GMTAfricans and the Russia-Ukraine War
[Premium Times] On February 2, the United Nations General Assembly convened in an emergency session, the first in a quarter of a century, to consider the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the end of the debate, the states in the General Assembly voted ...