Senegal
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 07:24:13 GMTSenegal's Majnun, Local Musicians Thrill Kigalians
[New Times] Senegal's Multi -- instrumentalist and singer Majnun's performance lived up to the hype when he and headlined a live concert at the Kigali Cultural and Exhibition Village.
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:02:07 GMTShould African Nations Develop Their Fossil Fuel Resources?
[DW] Senegal is the latest African country to start producing oil. But would Senegal and other African countries be better off in the long term keeping their oil and gas in the ground?
Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:12:03 GMTOlympics - Senegal Won Silver in 1988 - Why It's Never Managed to Repeat This Feat
[The Conversation Africa] Since Senegal first competed in the Olympic Games in 1964, its success has been marked by a single medal, a feat achieved in 1988 by El Hadji Amadou Dia Bâ at the Seoul games. His remarkable performance in the 400m hurd...
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:27:25 GMTGerman Ties in West Africa 'Not a Charity Campaign'
[DW] Germany is pulling its military out of the terror-stricken Sahel region. At the same time, it wants to expand ties in West Africa because Europe's security depends on Africa, Germany's top diplomat says.
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:00:13 GMTPresident Bassirou Diomaye Faye Outlines His Priorities
[allAfrica] Dakar -- "I am telling you here, there will be a renegotiation of contracts relating to natural resources," this is one of the strong announcements that the President of the Republic of Senegal, HE Bassirou Diomaye Faye, made during his i...
Tue, 09 Jul 2024 05:01:32 GMTEcowas Appoints Senegal's Faye to Engage Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
[Accra Times] As a peace envoy supported by Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, Faye is seen as possibly the best among heads of state for a mission to try to woo the three nations back to the fold of regional cooperation
Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:51:58 GMTRSF Stages Protest Against Media Censorship
[RSF] After demonstrating in support of journalists in Conakry in March, the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Sub-Saharan Africa desk protested in Dakar on 27 June, calling on Mamadi Doumbouya's government to end their completely repressive policies, ...
Mon, 08 Jul 2024 05:06:30 GMTSenegal Sets Out to Secure Fairer Partnerships in Mining Sector
[RFI] Senegal's recently elected president, Bassirou Dioumaye Faye, has promised to renegotiate mining, gas and oil contracts signed with foreign companies. At a top-level summit in Paris this week, his mining minister set out how the new government ...
Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:32:46 GMTFlames Grouped Alongside Senegal, Burkina Faso and Burundi in Group L of the Afcon Morocco 2025
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Flames have been grouped alongside Burkina Faso, Burundi and 2021 champions, Senegal for the Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) Morocco 2025,, whose qualifiers will kick off next month.
Mon, 01 Jul 2024 05:42:05 GMTFishermen Left Stranded As Senegal's Most Sought-After Catch Moves North
[RFI] Coastal communities in Senegal are reeling as stocks of sardinella - the country's most consumed fish - disappear from local waters. While fishermen blame industrial trawlers, scientists say climate change is sending the small, paddle-shaped fi...
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:58:59 GMT60% of Senegal's Pilgrims Tested Positive With Covid-19
[The Point] Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Senegalese pilgrims returning from Mecca faced a more immediate threat this year: a severe heat wave. The Saudi government allocated 12,860 pilgrimage slots to Senegal, and according to medical autho...
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 05:14:48 GMTPresident of the Republic Receives Senegal's Ambassador to Algeria
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, received Wednesday, in Algiers, the ambassador of the Republic of Senegal, Serigne Dieye, who paid a farewell visit to him as his mission in Algeria came to an e...