Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Dakar

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

DAKAR — A US government map of Africa mislabelled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and posted them online.

Bangkok Post

Senegal's Faye pays first visit to Mali since appointment as Ecowas president

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye was in Bamako on Tuesday for a one-day working visit – in a dual capacity, as both head of state of Senegal and current chair of Ecowas. He is scheduled to hold talks with his Malian counterpart, Assimi Goïta, just days after launching his own…

Radio France Internationale

Senegal's Faye breaks ties with Sonko to launch new political party

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Saturday launched a new political party called Kiiraay, following his high-profile falling-out with his former mentor and ex-prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, and his party Pastef.

Radio France Internationale

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Senegal ready to show ‘what it is capable of’ at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics

With venues nearing completion and public enthusiasm growing, Dakar 2026 chief organiser Ibrahima Wade tells RFI that Senegal is ready to make Olympic history when the Youth Games begin on 31 October.

Radio France Internationale

How Senegal’s Pink Lake is finally getting its hue back

The lake ‌can also attract between 7,000 and 8,000 visitors during the tourist season

The Independent UK

Senegal changes course to back ex-leader Macky Sall as UN chief

The Senegalese government on Monday made a U-turn, announcing it would back former president Macky Sall’s candidacy to replace UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres when his term expires. The government had previously declined to throw its weight behind Sall, whom it accuses of deadly political repression while in office, but reversed…

France 24

Project 'Afrika’: Inside Russia's propaganda machine

After a leak of confidential documents revealed how Russian agents have been placing hundreds of articles in French-speaking media outlets in West and Central Africa, FRANCE 24 travelled to Dakar, Senegal, to investigate this secret operation.

France 24

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

'Project Afrika': Inside Russia's propaganda machine

This week in Reporters: a special report by FRANCE 24's The Observers. After a leak of confidential documents revealed how Russian agents have been planting hundreds of articles in French-speaking media outlets in West and Central Africa, FRANCE 24 travelled to Dakar, Senegal, to investigate this secret operation. Nathan Gallo…

France 24

Kenya denies Rastafarians the right to smoke marijuana

In this edition, Kenya's Rastafarians lose a landmark court battle over the religious use of cannabis. Also, the continent's top cocoa producers join forces to process more of the seeds at home instead of exporting it raw. And on the beaches of Dakar, an environmental activist is turning heads in…

France 24

France kick off World Cup campaign, with Senegal looking to repeat 2002 upset

Les Bleus will be wary of carrying the favourites tag when they begin their quest for a third World Cup title against Senegal on Tuesday, 24 years after their shock defeat against the Lions of Teranga set off dancing in the streets of Dakar – and precipitated France's calamitous exit…

France 24

Congo's confirmed Ebola cases rise to 544

DAKAR — Africa's top public health ‌agency said on Monday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases ⁠in the Democratic Republic of Congo ‌had risen to 544.

Bangkok Post

Abdoulaye Wade at 100: from challenger to 'old lion' of Senegalese politics

As Senegal’s former president Abdoulaye Wade turns 100 on Friday, RFI looks back on the life of a man whose century has spanned opposition, imprisonment, triumph and everything in between.

Radio France Internationale

Senegal parliament speaker steps down in political crisis

DAKAR - The speaker of Senegal's parliament said Sunday he was resigning, two days after his close ally was fired as prime minister, deepening a political crisis in the debt-laden West African country.

Bangkok Post

The Filmmaker-Turned-Racer Taking On Baja's 1,400-Mile Challenge: Interview

Amy Lerner has long loved the sort of racing vehicles that look best covered in dirt and dust. From Dakar and Morocco to Baja and back again, Lerner has covered lots of ground racing all over the globe.

Motor1

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

Dakar hosts 10th peace forum amid rising tensions across Africa

The Senegalese capital Dakar is hosting the 10th International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa on Monday and Tuesday – an anniversary edition taking place against a backdrop of major geopolitical shifts across the continent and competition over the continent's resources.

The Guardian - UK

‘We fear the epidemic will return’: Senegal’s harsh anti-gay law puts decades of HIV progress in jeopardy

Arrest toll mounts and gay men flee the country as new, harsher legislation cracks down on ‘promotion’ of homosexuality

Radio France Internationale

Michelin-starred chef Mory Sacko to design 'signature' meals for Air France

Air France has asked Michelin-starred chef Mory Sacko to create dishes to be served to its first and business class passengers on flights from Abidjan, followed by Dakar and Nairobi. Of Malian and Senegalese origin, Sacko becomes the first "Air France signature chef" on flights departing from Africa.

Radio France Internationale

African Michelin-starred chef Mory Sacko designs meals for Air France

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

As Senegal cracks down on homosexuality, gay people say they suffer

Senegal is tightening its crackdown on gay people, and activists say fear is spreading

The Conversation

Khaby Lame is the world’s most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese-born star who sold his identity

His name is Khabane Lame, but he is known worldwide as Khaby Lame. Born in Dakar, Senegal, he is the most followed content creator on TikTok.

The Independent UK

A Senegal boarding school that drew students from the US is at the center of an abuse investigation

The American Dara Academy in Senegal is at the center of abuse allegations after students describe harsh punishments in a room they call the “magic room.”

Euronews

From Milano Cortina to Dakar 2026: Olympic mascots Tina and Ayo share the stage

Italy saw mascot mania in Milan as Tina, face of Milano Cortina 2026, welcomed Ayo from Dakar 2026.

Radio France Internationale

Deadly attacks stall trade in key corridor between Senegal and Mali

More than 4,000 empty shipping containers are stranded inside Mali as insecurity on the main trade route to Senegal makes transport too dangerous, raising fears of supply disruption and higher prices in a country where most imports pass through the port of Dakar.

Euronews

Senegal surf school in Dakar brings girls back to class

In a Dakar fishing village, a surf academy run by Black Girls Surf swaps waves for school, helping 20 girls return to education.

Radio France Internationale

Evidence shows Russian oil tanker was 'deliberately' attacked near Dakar

A tanker that left Russia and ran into trouble off the coast of Senegal in November 2025 appears to have been deliberately targeted by explosives placed in strategic locations on its hull, according to video footage obtained and verified by RFI.

1 2 3 4 5

People

Bassirou Diomaye Faye

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the National Assembly

the Ministry of Justice

264 stories

MSC

143 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Democratic Republic of Congo

542 stories

Nairobi

538 stories

the Democratic Republic of Congo

West and Central Africa

21 stories

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.