Countries Court orders release of Senegal government critic Dakar – A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a Senegalese journalist and prominent anti-government critic after more... Read more 11 Jan, 2023
Countries Senegal halts night buses after crash kills 40 Diamniadio – The Senegalese government decided on Tuesday to ban night buses between towns and villages after the death... Read more 11 Jan, 2023
Countries 39 killed in Senegal bus disaster Dakar – Thirty-nine people were killed and more than 100 others injured when two buses crashed in a head-on collision... Read more 9 Jan, 2023
Countries Dozens killed in Senegal bus accident Dakar – At least 38 people have died and scores were injured when two buses collided near the town... Read more 9 Jan, 2023
Arts and Leisure New movie turns spotlight on France’s forgotten colonial troops Thies – “They made us join up to wage war,” said Ndiogou Dieye, 103, casting his memory back more... Read more 5 Jan, 2023
Countries Senegalese journalist ‘extremely strained’ after hunger strike Dakar – A Senegalese journalist and prominent anti-government critic is “extremely strained” after a two-week hunger strike he launched... Read more 3 Jan, 2023
Countries Two Senegal MPs get six-month terms for hitting female colleague Dakar – Two Senegalese opposition MPs were handed six-month jail terms on Monday for physically attacking a female colleague... Read more 3 Jan, 2023
Countries Protest in Senegal over alleged Covid relief funds misuse Dakar – Hundreds of people protested in Senegal’s capital on Friday to call for legal action after a report... Read more 31 Dec, 2022
Countries Hunger-striking Senegal journalist taken to hospital, says attorney Dakar – Pape Ale Niang, a prominent Senegalese journalist and government critic who has been on a hunger strike... Read more 26 Dec, 2022
Arts and Leisure French star Omar Sy returns to Senegalese roots for WWI movie Dakar – One of France’s best-loved stars, Omar Sy, has returned to his Senegalese roots for a movie about... Read more 22 Dec, 2022