Tag: Dakar

Guinea and Senegal engulfed in civil unrest, leaving scores dead, injured

May 11, 2023

Pro-democracy activists in Guinea have announced more peaceful demonstrations against the military government to go ahead as planned on Thursday (11 May), while protesters in ... Read More

Senegal’s president ready to dialogue amid high political tensions

April 5, 2023

Senegalese President Macky Sall has said he was open to dialogue in the interest of "peace and national cohesion" amid high political tensions in one ... Read More

Mayor of Senegalese town of Thiès unveils plans to run for 2024 presidential elections

January 30, 2023

Babacar Diop, Mayor of the Senegalese town of Thiès announced Sunday he will be a candidate for 2024 presidential elections for which incumbent Macky Sall ... Read More

Sahel emergency: the world’s most neglected and conflict-ridden region

September 12, 2022

Africa’s volatile Sahel region risks becoming a forgotten crisis because of the many competing emergencies around the world, a senior United Nations official has warned. ... Read More

Macky Sall blames climate change for torrential rains

September 5, 2022

Senegalese President Macky Sall Saturday chalked the torrential rains that fell on capital Dakar and the entire country on climate change, Sene News reports. “The ... Read More

Senegal: court bars opposition leaders from presidential vote

January 16, 2019

Two leading opposition figures have been barred from running in presidential elections next month, the Constitutional Council said on Monday. Karim Wade, the son of ... Read More

Mo Salah crowned African Player of the Year (again)!

January 9, 2019

Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah has again been named the Confederation of African Football’s Player of the Year. The Egypt international was crowned during a ... Read More

Mauritania: Dakar bans for second time Biram Dah Abeid-led conference on human rights abuses, racism

October 6, 2017

Mauritanian activist Biram Dah Abeid Wednesday was forced to abort conference on human rights abuses and racism in his country after receiving instructions from Senegalese ... Read More

Morocco Takes Lead in 2017 Africa Capacity Report

March 28, 2017

The 2017 Africa Capacity Report showed that Morocco ranks in the first position at the continental level in terms of economic capacity building. The report, ... Read More

Mauritania’s President Irked by Poor Reception, Recalls Envoy to Banjul

March 8, 2017

The Mauritanian President, who has been reportedly angered by the poor consideration shown by Gambian President during his participation in Gambia’s celebration of its 52nd ... Read More