The Latest Breaking News from Senegal

11 babies killed as fire rips through neonatal ward in Senegal hospital

Tivaouane mayor Demba Diop Sy says the fire ‘spread very quickly’

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Families confront horror after 11 babies die in Senegal hospital fire

Three weeks ago, Ramata Gueye died after giving birth to a son, Mohamed, seven months into her pregnancy. On Thursday, her bereaved husband El Hadj Gueye learnt that Mohamed was one of 11 babies killed by a fire in a hospital neonatal ward.

Reuters · May 26, 2022

Eleven newborn babies killed in Senegal hospital fire

Eleven infants have died in a hospital fire in Senegal, where great disparities exist between public health services in urban and rural areas. The tragedy was one of several incidents at a facility that is raising questions about the state of the country’s healthcare system.

Radio France Internationale · May 26, 2022

Cairo Hosts Int’l Conference on Confronting ‘Emerging Terrorist Organizations’

Egypt’s Interior Ministry, in collaboration with Interpol, is hosting Monday a workshop on confronting emerging terrorist organizations and phenomena in the Middle East and Africa. The workshop is hosted by the Egyptian Police Academy until May 25. The participating countries include Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 23, 2022

German chancellor Scholz kicks off Africa trip in Senegal

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is kicking off a three-nation trip to Africa that will include stops in Senegal, Niger and South Africa

The Independent UK · May 22, 2022

Senegal president says he will visit Moscow and Kyiv in coming weeks

Senegalese President Macky Sall said he would visit Moscow and Kyiv in the coming weeks in his capacity as chairman of the African Union, which he said wanted to see de-escalation in Ukraine and peace through dialogue between the two sides.

Reuters · May 22, 2022

Russia looms large on Scholz's first Africa tour as chancellor

Russia's impact on energy and food prices and security will provide the backdrop to Olaf Scholz's first trip to Africa as German Chancellor, a three-day tour of Senegal, Niger and South Africa kicking off on Sunday.

Reuters · May 22, 2022

Cannes war films delve into France’s painful colonial legacies

The Cannes Film Festival explored the devastating human cost of war and colonisation in Philippe Faucon’s Algerian War film “Les Harkis” and the Omar Sy-starring “Father and Soldier”, whose director Mathieu Vadepied sat down for an interview with FRANCE 24.

France 24 · May 19, 2022

Appointments new single going to new sounds

IT'S not often you hear Newcastle bands cite the likes of Brazilian legends Tim Maia and Jorge Ben Jor or Senegalese act Orchestra Baobab as major influences.

Newcastle Herald · May 19, 2022

Senegal is decolonising its heritage and re-imagining an African future

On the morning of 5 September 2017, the inhabitants of Saint-Louis, a regional capital on Senegal’s northwest coast, woke to a strange scene. The statue of Louis Faidherbe that had formed the focal point of the Square Faidherbe since 1887 had fallen.

The Conversation · May 16, 2022