The Latest Breaking News from Senegal

Rwandan court orders suspected serial killer to be detained pending trial

In tonight's edition: A Rwandan court orders a suspected serial killer to be detained for 30 days. Denis Kazungu pleaded guilty after multiple bodies were found buried in his kitchen, in a case that has shocked the nation. Also, several children are amongst the eight people killed following heavy rains…

France 24 · Sep 26, 2023

New report examines host-country consent in UN peacekeeping missions

Just months after the UN security council greenlighted its peacekeepers' exit from Mali, a new report by the Stimson Centre warns of a "crisis of consent" between the body and the countries relying on its help. Meanwhile, France's announcement that it will bring some 1500 counterterrorism troops back from Niger…

France 24 · Sep 25, 2023

AFCON 2023: Which Premier League stars will play in the tournament this season?

Qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is now complete.

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023

Filmmaker pays homage to Senegalese roots in tragic tale of love

With her first feature film “Banel & Adama”, Franco-Senegalese director Ramata-Toulaye Sy has chosen to shine a light on Fulani culture. She brings a feminist voice to the story of a young married couple faced with the weight of family tradition.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 3, 2023

Women being 'sold' at a market in Ethiopia? Not so fast

In a tweet that has gone viral, a far-right Dutch politician known for his anti-Islam stance has claimed there is a "market" in Ethiopia where Muslim women are being sold, with a video to back it up. In the images, a crowd can be seen surrounding people kneeling on the…

France 24 · Sep 1, 2023

Friends at any price: China seeks allies, arms markets in West Africa as French influence wanes

China’s expansion into the West African arms market is a shift in strategy for a country that has typically focussed its weapons sales on other African regions. But Beijing is not just competing for a share of a new market: amid waning French influence in West Africa, China is looking…

France 24 · Aug 26, 2023

Anger over fish stocks as Senegal village mourns boat disaster dead

Grieving relatives and friends of people who died in Cape Verde boat disaster say more will leave unless conditions improve

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023

Matteo Garrone on his migration drama: ‘I could only rely on the sound of their voices to tell if they were acting well’

The director of the brutally bleak Gomorrah has turned his lens on migration, casting two newcomers in a nuanced look at a small-boats crossing. But will his young protagonists fare any better than his wannabe gangsters?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023

Cape Verde boat survivors say some jumped out to try to reach land

Some took parts of wooden seats for buoyancy after watching friends die on drifting vessel

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023

China urges expansion at BRICS summit in South Africa

In tonight's edition: Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies meet in Johannesburg as divisions between the founding members about the bloc's future appear to emerge. Thirty-eight Senegalese nationals are repatriated after a migrant boat drifts off Cape Verde. And Zimbabwe gears up for presidential elections amid economic hardship.

France 24 · Aug 22, 2023