Senegal

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:27:51 GMT
Senegal's Sonko Cancels First Official Trip to France Scheduled for September
[RFI] The Prime Minister of Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, has cancelled his first official trip to France, scheduled for 23 September.

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:03:25 GMT
Frustrated DRC Fans Wreck Stadium After Dramatic Home Loss to Senegal
[Nile Post] Football fans in the Democratic Republic of Congo went on a rampage Tuesday evening, vandalizing seats at Kinshasa's Stade des Martyrs after their team's 3-2 defeat to Senegal in the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:49:20 GMT
World Cup Qualifier - Senegal Rally in Kinshasa, Cape Verde Extend Lead
[Premium Times] Senegal now top their group ahead of October's fixtures against South Sudan and Mauritania.

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:30:18 GMT
WCQs 2026 - SA Hold Nigeria As Senegal Stage Kinshasa Comeback
[New Times] Nigeria were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against South Africa's Bafana Bafana in a decisive 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday evening Senegal came from two down to win 3-2 in Kinshasa and take charge of Group B.

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:27:51 GMT
Moroccan FM Holds Telephone Conversation With Senegalese Counterpart
[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, had a telephone conversation on Monday with the Minister of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad of the Republi...

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 05:28:20 GMT
Rwanda, Senegal Sign Bilateral Air Services Agreement
[New Times] Rwanda and Senegal on Monday, September 8 signed a bilateral air services agreement to enhance air connectivity between the two countries.

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:58:29 GMT
Colonialism and Climate Risk Are Connected - Evidence From Ghana and Senegal
[The Conversation Africa] The experience of colonialism led to economies and societies being re-arranged in ways that have had far-reaching consequences.

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 05:11:11 GMT
Senegal Stage Dramatic Kinshasa Comeback, Cape Verde Pull Clear, Bafana and Nigeria Share Points
[CAF] Matchday 8 of Africa's qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026 delivered late twists and high stakes.

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:51:50 GMT
'A War of Atrocities' - UN Human Rights Investigators Warn Sudanese Civilians Are Paying the Highest Price
[UN News] As the nearly 30-month-long conflict in Sudan between rival militaries grinds on, looting, burning, and shelling continues to destroy livelihoods and hope.

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:48:37 GMT
Financial Crisis in Privately Owned Media Puts Senegal's Press Freedom At Risk
[RFI] Senegal's press is facing a worsening financial crisis, impacted by cuts to public subsidies and the collapse of advertising revenue. At its centre is the restructuring of Youssou N'Dour's Futurs Médias group, but other privately owned com...

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:51:51 GMT
Financing Agroecological Entrepreneurship
[allAfrica] How can Africa finance its agroecological transition? This was the key question raised at a regional workshop held in Dakar alongside the African Food Systems Forum (AFSF).

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:55:21 GMT
'You Have to Embody the Status' - Meet Modou Lô, King of Senegal's Wrestling Scene
[RFI] For nearly six years, wrestler Modou Lô has reigned as the undisputed "king of the arena" in Senegal - a title that carries more weight than any footballing accolade in the country. Ahead of his blockbuster bout with Sa Thiès in April...

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:48:14 GMT
Court Hands Journalist Suspended Sentence, Fine Over Remarks About Prime Minister
[MFWA] On August 20, 2025, journalist Doudou Coulibaly, and Programme Director of Dakar Municipal Radio (RMD), was summoned by the Special Division for the Fight against Cybercrime (DSC) following a referral from the public prosecutor.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:56:33 GMT
Senegal's Rating Downgrade - Credit Agencies Are Punishing Countries That Don't Check Their Numbers
[The Conversation Africa] Senegal's dramatic two-notch credit rating downgrade in February 2025 by the credit rating agency Moody's was followed by a Standard & Poor's downgrade in July.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:46:37 GMT
Senegal to Generate 60b CFA From E-Visa Fees
[The Point] The country's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko confirmed that visitors from outside the African continent would now be required to pay their visa application fees online in advance.

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:46:17 GMT
Senegal Passes Law to Protect Whistleblowers in 'Historic Moment for Democracy'
[RFI] Senegalese parliamentarians have adopted a law to protect whistleblowers, in order to strengthen transparency in the country - a promise made by the government that came to power in April 2024.

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:26:15 GMT
France and Senegal Look to Reset Ties As Macron Hosts Faye in Paris
[RFI] Historical wounds, economic tensions and new areas of partnership topped the agenda on Wednesday as French President Emmanuel Macron sat down with his Senegalese counterpart, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, at the Élysée Palace.

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:12:42 GMT
Senegal 'Must Demonstrate Leadership' to Stop Suffering Of Climate-Displaced Khar Yalla Community
[allAfrica] Monrovia -- In a recent report, Human Rights Watch highlighted the dire condition of displaced people in the Khar Yalla community in Senegal. For years, residents who were displaced by coastal flooding have been living in a site unfit for...

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:24:42 GMT
Morocco Edge Senegal On Penalties, Set Up CHAN 2024 Final Clash With Madagascar
[Premium Times] The Atlas Lions have been dominant in previous finals, hammering Nigeria 4-0 in 2018 and defeating Mali 2-0 in 2020

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:27:55 GMT
Madagascar Into First CHAN Final As Morocco Edge Senegal On Penalties
[Namibian] Ten-man Madagascar produced a dramatic extra-time winner to beat Sudan 1-0 in Dar es Salaam and book their place in their first ever African Nations Championship (Chan) final.

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:29:52 GMT
Senegal Edge Into CHAN 2024 Semi-Finals With Trademark Resilience
[CAF] Senegal kept their title defence alive with a composed 1-0 victory over co-hosts Uganda to book their place in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) Pamoja 2024.The reigning champions showed once again why the...

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:29:10 GMT
Youthful Senegal Test Morocco's Pedigree in Heavyweight CHAN Semi-Final
[CAF] Football often writes its most compelling stories when youth dares to challenge history. That will be the stage on Tuesday night in Kampala when defending champions Senegal, fielding the youngest squad at CHAN 2024, lock horns with two-time win...

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:47:52 GMT
Sex Workers in Colonial Senegal Were Policed By France - Book Explores a Racist History
[The Conversation Africa] Desiring Whiteness is an award-winning book by historian Caroline Séquin. It explores the intertwined histories of commercial sex work and racial politics in France and the French colonial empire, particularly in Senega...

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:32:10 GMT
Reigning Champion Senegal Eliminates Co-Host Uganda in CHAN Quarterfinals
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Co-host Uganda has been eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ongoing CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Saturday.

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:43:55 GMT
Ba Fires Holders Senegal Into CHAN Semis As Sudan Edge Algeria
[Namibian] Defending champions Senegal booked their passage into the semi-finals of the African Nations Championships (Chan) with a narrow 1-0 win over co-hosts Uganda at the Mandela Stadium in Kampala on Saturday.

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:21:49 GMT
Journalist Detained On Charges of Defamation, Insulting a Foreign Head of State
[MFWA] "I knew this would happen sooner or later," are the words used by journalist Doudou Coulibaly in a Facebook post published on August 19, 2025, when announcing that he had been summoned by the Special Division for the fight against Cybercrime (...

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:51:01 GMT
Uganda Vs Senegal - History Beckons As Cranes Eye Champions' Scalp
[CAF] The Mandela National Stadium in Kampala is set to erupt on Saturday night as Uganda's "Cranes" face defending champions Senegal in a TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 quarter-final clash that could define the tournament.

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:59:30 GMT
Senegal Coach Diallo Upbeat As Champions Brace for Tougher CHAN Battles
[CAF] For Senegal coach Abdoulaye Diallo, the group stage of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 was less about fireworks and more about pragmatism.

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:01:26 GMT
Senegal's Lions End d'Tigers Dream of Emulating d'Tigress in Angola
[This Day] Semifinal for Final Ticket - *Senegal to Play Mali

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:44:52 GMT
Senegal Arrives in Uganda for Quarterfinal Showdown
[Nile Post] Defending champions Senegal arrived in Uganda on Wednesday night for a quarterfinal clash that will test the host nation's resolve and growing confidence.

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