Rising sea threatens to swallow Senegal coastal town
Dakar — Ndeye Yacine Dieng looked helplessly at the dilapidated state of her once large and inviting home, the... Read more
11 Oct
Senegal President Faye announces dissolution of parliament
Dakar — Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday announced he had dissolved the opposition-dominated parliament and set new... Read more
13 Sep
Senegal’s president vows to hunt down traffickers
Dakar – Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Wednesday vowed to “relentlessly track down” migrant traffickers a day after... Read more
12 Sep
Senegal tightens anti-Covid controls after Mecca deaths
Senegal – Senegal said Monday it had implemented voluntary Covid-19 screening tests and reimposed the wearing of masks at... Read more
25 Jun
Senegal customs seize cocaine shipments worth over $50m
Senegal – Senegalese customs said Tuesday they had intercepted three shipments of cocaine with a total estimated value of... Read more
20 Jun
Dakar’s beachfront battle against concrete
Senegal – Ibrahima Bathily says he no longer recognises the beachfront in the area of Senegal’s capital Dakar where... Read more
13 Jun
Production starts at Senegal’s first offshore oil field Dakar, Senegal
Senegal – Senegal joined the club of oil-producing countries on Tuesday as Australian group Woodside Energy announced that production... Read more
12 Jun
AU ‘warmly congratulates’ Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Senegal election win
Nairobi – The African Union on Friday congratulated anti-establishment opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Senegal’s... Read more
29 Mar
Senegal votes for new president after years of crisis
Dakar — Senegal began voting on Sunday for a new president in an unpredictable race following three years of... Read more
24 Mar
Troubled West African states test fractured regional bloc
Abuja – West African foreign ministers hold emergency talks on Thursday confronted by a major political crisis in Senegal... Read more
8 Feb
