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Photos show aquagym classes in Senegal helping people with reduced mobility

Participants of all ages gather on a beach in Dakar for low-impact aquagym sessions in the Atlantic Ocean, moving in the water to ease pain and improve mobility.

The Independent UK

Senegal's aquagym classes offer hope and healing for people with reduced mobility

Senegal’s first aquagym program has drawn praise from health professionals for helping people with reduced mobility caused by noncommunicable diseases

The Independent UK

Senegal's top politicians welcome home triumphant Africa Cup of Nations squad

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko led the welcome- home delegation in the capital Dakar on Tuesday morning for the football squad that claimed the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following a 1-0 victory over Morocco.

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Senegal president hails ‘incredibly fair’ Afcon triumph as he greets players after controversial final

Senegal’s players arrived back in Dakar on Tuesday morning after winning Afcon in controversial fashion on Sunday night

The Independent UK

Fans in Senegal await return of Cup of Nations-winning team

Thousands of fans were expected to line the streets in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Monday night to greet the return of the national football team that claimed the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following a 1-0 victory over Morocco.

Radio France Internationale

Ford's Nani Roma survives late crash and fuel drama to keep Dakar podium hopes alive

Roma needed a 'miracle' to complete the penultimate stage of Dakar 2026 after running into a series of issues late in the day

Motorsport

Defending champ Sanders dodges camels to lead in Dakar

Defending champ Daniel Sanders has asserted his authority in the Daker Rally, taking the lead after winning stage 2 of the fortnight-long event in Saudi Arabia.

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Gregoire Munster to contest Dakar Rally and WRC Monte Carlo in double-header

M-Sport will field three Ford Puma Rally1 cars in the WRC season opener next month

Motorsport

Munster set for Dakar Rally, WRC Monte Carlo double-header

M-Sport will field three Ford Puma Rally1 cars in the WRC season opener next month

Autosport

Thiaroye massacre: report on the French killing of Senegalese troops in 1944 exposes a painful history

The Thiaroye camp near Dakar was a Senegalese army barracks housing African soldiers called “tirailleurs sénégalais” (Senegalese riflemen). It welcomed men returning from the European front of the second world war, where the riflemen had been held as German prisoners of war while serving on the side of France. They…

The Conversation

Dakar Fashion Week makes the ocean its catwalk

Dakar Fashion Week transformed fishing boats into a runway, showcasing new designs off Senegal's coast.

Euronews

When Trump’s aid cuts robbed them of HIV drugs, these people died. Now the UK is poised to slash funding further

ON THE GROUND: Special Report: Three people have died at just one community centre on the outskirts of Senegal’s capital, Dakar, following US aid cuts to HIV care. Rachel Schraer meets the women fighting to stop more deaths

The Independent UK

Donegal to Dakar: the Irish play about British rule hitting home in post-colonial Senegal

An African staging of Brian Friel’s Translations resonates deeply as the country distances itself from France

The Guardian - UK

Turkey’s charm offensive in Senegal: migration scholar unpacks the relationship

Turkey has been trying to establish a stronghold in Africa, using the “Opening up to Africa” policy it adopted in 1998.

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Report Calls French Massacre Of WWII African Riflemen Premeditated, Covered Up

French forces' 1944 massacre of African World War II troops demanding pay in Senegal was "premeditated" and covered up, with previous death tolls vastly underestimated, according to a paper submitted to the Senegalese president, an exclusive copy of which was obtained by AFP. According to French colonial authorities at the…

Radio France Internationale

Senegal hopes report will reveal truth on French massacre in Thiaroye

A long-awaited report commissioned by Senegal into the 1944 killing of dozens of African soldiers by French forces was to be handed to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday. Officials hope it will clarify the disputed death toll from the Thiaroye massacre.

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Introducing ZOA, a digital news channel by and for young Africans

France Médias Monde – parent company to RFI and TV station France 24 – has launched a new digital news channel: ZOA. Focused on feature-style stories, the platform targets a young African audience, and was built by young African journalists. Meet RFI's new little sister.

Radio France Internationale

Financial crisis in privately owned media puts Senegal’s press freedom at risk

Senegal’s press is facing a worsening financial crisis, impacted by cuts to public subsidies and the collapse of advertising revenue. At its centre is the restructuring of Youssou N'Dour's Futurs Médias group, but other privately owned companies are now facing similar challenges and asking for government support.

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France and Senegal look to reset ties as Macron hosts Faye in Paris

Historical wounds, economic tensions and new areas of partnership topped the agenda on Wednesday as French President Emmanuel Macron sat down with his Senegalese counterpart, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, at the Élysée Palace.

The Guardian - UK

Zero review – Senegalese time-bomb thriller is a blast

An American wakes up on a Dakar bus to find an explosive device strapped to his chest in Jean Luc Herbulot’s propulsive and strikingly shot action thriller

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That Time Some Geniuses Took a Vespa Scooter to the Dakar Off-Road Rally

When you think of the Dakar Rally, you probably don't think of tiny Vespa scooters. And yet, a quartet of Vespas took part way back at the beginning. Here's how it went down.

The Independent UK

I thought I’d never go on a cruise – this adventurous voyage from Dakar to Lisbon changed my mind

A trip on a Swan Hellenic small ship saw Dominic Bliss bidding farewell to cruise scepticism and saying hello to adventurous day trips and wildlife spectacles

International Business Times

For Senegal Women's Basketball Team, Show Goes On Without US Visas

Members of the Senegal women's national basketball team hustled across the court in central Dakar, dribbling and pivoting as the scuffing noise of their trainers echoed across the empty arena.

Radio France Internationale

Bullets unearthed in Senegal cemetery could shed light on Thiaroye massacre

Archaeologists in Senegal have uncovered skeletons with bullets lodged in the bodies during the first excavation of a cemetery at the former military camp of Thiaroye outside Dakar, where French soldiers massacred African colonial troops.

Radio France Internationale

From Dakar to Paris, stories of struggle and joy told by modern African dance

For Franco-Senegalese choreographer Germaine Acogny, dance is a powerful medium that can bring people together and tell compelling stories. A group of young dancers from the African diaspora is applying her techniques in an innovative project created through workshops in Paris and Dakar.

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