Business Senegal eyes economic boom in oyster farming Joal-Fadiouth – The mangrove swamp near Joal-Fadiouth, a fishing village in southern Senegal, teems with oysters. But hunting for... Read more 15 Apr, 2022
Countries Death of pregnant woman pleading for care sparks outrage in Senegal Dakar – A pregnant woman’s death, after she was denied a caesarean section in hospital in Senegal, has provoked outrage... Read more 13 Apr, 2022
Arts and Leisure In Senegal, a rare Pablo Picasso exhibition Dakar – An unprecedented Picasso exhibition opened this week in Senegal’s capital Dakar, where about a dozen of the Spanish... Read more 4 Apr, 2022
Countries Senegal qualify for 2022 World Cup finals Diamniadio -‘ Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted a shoot-out penalty in Diamniadio on Tuesday to take African champions Senegal... Read more 30 Mar, 2022
Countries Mane sinks Egypt again, Partey sends Ghana to World Cup Diamniadio – Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted a shoot-out penalty on Tuesday to take African champions Senegal to the... Read more 30 Mar, 2022
Countries Senegal’s water-stressed capital faces difficult future Dakar – Many residents of the Senegalese metropolis Dakar get up in the middle of the night hoping to... Read more 29 Mar, 2022
Countries Catholic group urges Senegal to end anti-rebel operation Dakar – Catholic group Sant’Egidio has urged Senegal’s military to end an operation against southern separatists and called for... Read more 16 Mar, 2022
Countries Senegal launches operation against Casamance rebels Dakar – Senegal’s army has launched a military operation against rebels in the southern region of Casamance, the chief of... Read more 14 Mar, 2022
Countries Senegal official fired over remarks on women and Islam Dakar – Senegalese President Macky Sall has sacked a senior official who on International Women’s Day criticised as “nonsense”... Read more 11 Mar, 2022
Countries Sufi pilgrimage to Dakar resumes after two-year Covid hiatus Dakar – Thousands of Sufi Muslim pilgrims gathered in Dakar on Friday for the first time since 2019 without... Read more 5 Mar, 2022