Countries Opposition leader detained as Senegal tensions rise Dakar – Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko was forcibly removed from his vehicle by security forces on Thursday after... Read more 17 Feb
Countries Senegal probes suspected fraud in huge Covid fund Dakar – Prosecutors on Monday said they had ordered a probe into suspected corruption and abuse of office in... Read more 7 Feb
Arts and Leisure Boom times for francophone Africa’s TV and film industry Dakar – Standing in a barren schoolyard surrounded by baobab trees at the end of a dusty road in... Read more 1 Feb
Countries Senegal seizes cocaine off coast of Dakar Dakar – A Senegalese naval patrol boat seized 800 kilograms (1 763 pounds) of cocaine aboard a vessel 335... Read more 25 Jan
Countries Senegal, Ivory Coast win to reach CHAN quarter-finals Algiers – A successful night for west Africa saw regional powerhouses Senegal and the Ivory Coast qualify for the... Read more 23 Jan
Countries US, Africa histories ‘intimately connected’ by slavery, says Janet Yellen Dakar – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday the histories of the United States and Africa were “intimately... Read more 22 Jan
Business Yellen contrasts US-Africa relations with China, Russia on Senegal visit Dakar – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday touted the fruits of a new “mutually beneficial” economic strategy... Read more 21 Jan
Countries Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko to run for president despite rape trial Dakar – Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko vowed on Thursday he would run for president next year despite facing... Read more 21 Jan
Countries Senegal opposition leader to face rape trial, lawyers says Dakar – A Senegalese judge has ordered a prominent opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, to face trial for alleged rape,... Read more 19 Jan
Countries Senegalese soldier killed in clash with Casamance rebels, says army Dakar – A Senegalese soldier was killed and four were wounded during an operation against separatist rebels in the... Read more 18 Jan