[allAfrica] Cape Town -- An African religious leader has urged a global coronavirus summit to give low- and middle-income countries more control over the supply of Covid-19 vaccines, tests and treatments.

[White House] Washington, DC -- On May 12, under the leadership of the United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal, global leaders from across the world's economies, civil society, and the private sector gathered for the 2nd Global COVID-1...

[The Conversation Africa] The world has lost one of the great pioneers of the post-independence movement of modern popular music in Senegal. After a long illness, Rudolphe "Rudy" Clément Gomis - co-founder of the famous Orchestra Baobab, bandleader,...

[The Point] Banjul -- On 10 May, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) completed the distribution of critical non-food items to over 1,700 people affected by armed conflict in Senegal's Casamance R...

[UNECA] Dakar, 11 May 2022 (ECA) -- Senegal has been elected to head the Bureau of the 54th session of the Economic Commission for Africa's Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (CoM2022). The election took pl...

[White House] Washington, DC -- The United States as first COVID Summit Chair, Belize, as CARICOM Chair; Germany, holding the G7 Presidency; Indonesia, holding the G20 Presidency; and Senegal as African Union Chair, will co-host the second Global COV...

[WHO] Geneva -- This week, world leaders will gather to consider crucial next steps in the global COVID-19 response. We applaud the co-hosts of the Second Global COVID-19 Summit -- the United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia and Senegal -- for brin...

[CAF] Senegal beach soccer striker Raoul Mendy has taken his incredible exploits beyond the African continent after recently winning the United Arab Emirates Beach Soccer Championship title.

[The Point] The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has ordered African champions Senegal and Nigeria to play one match behind closed doors after crowd disorder during last month's 2022 World Cup playoffs.

[The Point] "As good neighbours with the Republic of Senegal, I am constantly in touch with my brother, President Macky Sall, to ensure that peace prevails in the region.

[RSF] A release prepared by Reporters sans Frontières to accompany its annual World Press Freedom Index for 2022:

[The Herald] Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Senegal, James Maridadi, led his compatriots based in the West African country in celebrating Harare's 42nd Independence anniversary.

[UN News] The war in Ukraine is aggravating a "triple food, energy and financial crisis," across Africa, according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

[The Point] The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) Executive Director Sanna Dahaba, in an interview with this medium has revealed that over 13,184 people have been displaced since the Senegalese Forces launched attacks on the Movement of Demo...

[The Point] The Gambia, Liberia and Guinea Bissau are eyeing to play their home matches of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Abdoulaye Wadda Stadium in Senegal.

[CPJ] Dakar -- Senegalese authorities should drop their prosecution of journalist Pape Malick Thiam, ensure he can work free of intimidation, and hold those responsible for beating him to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.

[New Times] Rwanda's national team Amavubi have been pooled in Group L of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers alongside defending champions Senegal, Mozambique and Benin.

[CAF] Housed in group L with Benin, Mozambique and Rwanda, three teams that missed TotalEnergies 2021 AFCON finals, it is clear that Senegal was not drawn in the toughest group.

[The Conversation Africa] Across countries in Africa, only 33% of adults have an account at a bank or another financial institution. Among the women, this rate is only 27%.