The Latest Breaking News from Senegal

AP PHOTOS: Pastoralists in Senegal raise livestock much as their ancestors did centuries ago

The planet is changing, but pastoralists here in the Sahel region of Africa are in many ways still raising livestock the way their ancestors did centuries ago.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Pastoralists have raised livestock in harsh climates for millennia. What can they teach us today?

Pastoralists in Senegal and Mongolia draw on millennia of experience to raise livestock in harsh, volatile climates

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Everton's Amadou Onana recalls 'shock' of leaving Senegal at the age of 11

The 22-year-old defensive midfielder, at Goodison Park after spells at Hamburg and Lille, relocated to Belgium as a youngster

FourFourTwo · Nov 11, 2023

Senegal's authorities refuse to reintegrate Sonko on electoral lists

The Senegalese electoral commission has asked that Ousmane Sonko be placed again on the electoral lists after being removed from them following his conviction on a morals case in July. However, the interior ministry has refused, which prevents Sonko from being a presidential candidate in next year's elections.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 1, 2023

Senegal's electoral commission calls to reinstate voting rights for opposition leader Sonko

Senegal's electoral commission on Tuesday asked that sponsorship forms be given to main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, whose candidacy for the upcoming presidential election has been called into question over the past year amid a series of criminal charges.

France 24 · Nov 1, 2023

Senegal electoral commission says main opposition leader Sonko should be given sponsorship forms

Senegal's electoral commission says that main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko should be given sponsorship forms for the upcoming presidential election in February

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Africa and Europe to join forces on sustainable space programmes

Cooperation between the European Union and African Union in space exploration was the hot topic at a three-day event that took place in Dakar this week, as Africa’s growing space sector is becoming increasingly important for the sustainable economic development of the continent.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 28, 2023

Senegal's main opposition leader Sonko slips into coma during hunger strike

Ousmane Sonko has slipped into a coma, his lawyers said on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 25, 2023

Senegal politicians claim they are being prevented from raising sponsorship for election bids

Presidential candidates in Senegal have denounced a number of arrests of supporters as they collected political sponsorship, a crucial step in the run up to the February 2024 polls. Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is also still facing legal challenges.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 23, 2023

Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop review – a journey into the slave trade

The Senegalese-French writer’s fictionalised account of a real 18th-century naturalist’s experiences in Senegal serves as a compelling critique of colonial violence

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023