The Latest Breaking News from Dakar

Senegal: Governing coalition loses legislative majority

The opposition, which saw elections as a chance to check Macky Sall’s third-term aspirations, is without a majority too.

Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2022

Senegal opposition figures barred from standing in parliamentary elections

Senegalese opposition MPs including Déthié Fall of the Yewwi Askan Wi coalition have been barred from standing in Sunday’s polls, which could be an important test of the ruling party’s power. Fall was briefly detained in June as part of what he and some analysts see as a worrying sign…

France 24 · Jul 29, 2022

Senegal capital wades through floodwater after heavy rain

Torrential rain fell across Senegal on Wednesday, causing floods in the capital Dakar and bringing down a section of one of the main highways into the city.

Reuters · Jul 20, 2022

‘I had to do something’: Senegal electro star sings to save his language

Mënik is spoken by only a few thousand people, but Benoit Fader Keita hopes to change that by bringing it to a new audience, from Dakar to Paris and Berlin

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022

Must-see art from Senegal's Biennale: Sculptures of sugar, paintings of old postcards

Sidelined by the pandemic, the Dakar Biennale is back. The theme of this year's festival is "Ĩ Ndaffa" — meaning "out of the fire," as artists forge bold visions of the world.

WEKU · Jun 10, 2022

Artist Richard Mudariki’s vision for a Zimbabwean contemporary art fair

In the past 20 years, a new generation of Zimbabwean artists has attained international acclaim, or emerged as stars with work showing at top galleries and museums, collected by prominent people such as Jay Z. One of these stars, Cape Town based Richard Mudariki, is now using his growing fame…

The Conversation · Jun 6, 2022

Indian diaspora has created immense goodwill for country, says VP Naidu in Senegal

India and Senegal are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year.

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2022

Rudy Gomis, un collaborateur magistral qui a préservé la musique sénégalaise dans sa diversité

Le monde a perdu l'un des grands pionniers du mouvement postindépendance de la musique populaire moderne au Sénégal. Après une longue maladie, Rudolphe « Rudy » Clément Gomis, membre fondateur du célèbre Orchestra Baobab, chef d'orchestre, compositeur, chanteur et percussionniste, est décédé le 27 avril 2022 à l’âge de 75…

The Conversation · May 27, 2022

Internal displacement at all-time high, with five million IDPs in Ethiopia alone

Nearly 60 million people are internally displaced worldwide. The war in Ukraine is one reason for the spike but other conflicts, severe food insecurity and drought in sub-Saharan Africa are also factors. Also, as healthcare workers in Zimbabwe leave in droves for better paid jobs overseas, our reporters look at…

France 24 · May 19, 2022

Thiaroye 44: Investigating a colonial-era massacre in Senegal

Thousands of West African soldiers fought for France against the Nazis during World War II. But on December 1, 1944, scores of them were gunned down in unclear circumstances by the very French forces they fought alongside. What really happened on that fateful day at the Thiaroye military camp near…

France 24 · May 13, 2022