Senegal postpones new school year over flooding, heavy rain
Dakar – Senegal on Tuesday postponed the start of the school year nationwide following heavy rains and destructive flooding... Read more
7 Oct
Senegalese author Cheikh Hamidou Kane dies aged 98
Dakar – Cheikh Hamidou Kane, a Senegalese author regarded as a major figure in Francophone African literature, died over... Read more
5 Oct
Mali army, Russian paramilitaries committed ‘war crimes’: Amnesty
Dakar – Members of Mali’s armed forces and the Russian paramilitary Wagner group committed war crimes including murder and... Read more
29 Sep
WATCH | Sadio Mané puts $20m into mango factory in his Senegal hometown
Bambali – Senegalese football star Sadio Mané has invested 11.7 billion CFA francs, about $20 million, of his own... Read more
24 Sep
Senegal PM says xenophobic rhetoric must stop
Dakar – Senegal’s prime minister denounced the rise of “xenophobic” rhetoric in the west African nation on Tuesday, while... Read more
9 Sep
IMF reaches agreement with Senegal on new $2.2 bn loan programme
Dakar – The International Monetary Fund announced an agreement with Senegal on Tuesday for a new $2.2-billion loan programme,... Read more
2 Sep
HRW says Russian paramilitaries killed 9 civilians in Mali
Dakar – Human Rights Watch on Thursday said Russian paramilitaries from Africa Corps, which is supporting Mali in its... Read more
21 Aug
In Senegal’s Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past fade away
Saint-Louis – A dilapidated two-century-old building in Saint-Louis, Senegal bears testament to the island’s little-known past as part of... Read more
20 Aug
Evidence of war crimes in Mali insurgent attack: Amnesty
Dakar – The killing of at least 19 Malian soldiers in an attack by insurgents in the country’s north... Read more
30 Jul
Senegal offers ‘unwavering support’ as Mali battles insurgents
Bamako – Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye offered “unwavering support” to neighbouring Mali Tuesday as he visited its junta... Read more
29 Jul
