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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Toddler born in Senegal repatriated to South African family

Cape Town — A two-year-old girl, born in Dakar, Senegal, was repatriated to South Africa to join her family... Read more

11 Mar

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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