Senegal
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AFCON
Senegal lift AFCON title after dramatic and controversial final
Senegal claimed the Africa Cup of Nations title for the second time in their history after a chaotic and emotionally…
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South Africa News
Govt bringing home kids of South African mothers serving time in foreign prisons
The Department of Social Development said it has registered successes in its ongoing programme to bring home distressed children born…
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Sports
Banyana Banyana beat Senegal in friendly match
The South African senior women’s football team has ended its short tour of Senegal on a winning note. Banyana Banyana…
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South Africa News
2-year-old toddler repatriated back to SA from Senegal prison
The Social Development Department has successfully repatriated a two-year-old toddler from a prison in Senegal. Social workers from the department…
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Sports
Ivory Coast eliminate Senegal to secure quarterfinal spot
Ivory Coast beat Senegal 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw after extra-time in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations…
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World News
Senegal’s presidential candidate list excludes opposition leader Sonko
Senegal‘s Constitutional Council on Saturday published a final list of 20 candidates for the February 25 presidential election that excludes…
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World News
Senegal judge orders reinstatement of jailed opposition leader Sonko on electoral roll
Sonko was struck off Senegal‘s electoral roll after being sentenced in June to two years’ imprisonment for morally corrupting a…
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World News
Senegal intercepts migrant boat to Spain amid summer surge
Senegal’s navy has intercepted a boat with around 70 migrants risking the perilous Atlantic route to Spain, the army said…
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World News
Senegal’s lone developer fights to revive photography with film
From a concrete jetty on Dakar’s sun-baked coastline, Senegalese photographer Amy Saar clicked the shutter of her vintage Pentax camera,…
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World News
At least 300 migrants missing at sea near Spanish Canary Islands
At least 300 people who were traveling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant…
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World News
Senegal sheep sales dip on unrest ahead of religious festival
The two weeks before Eid al-Adha, when Muslim families traditionally slaughter a ram, are usually busy for Senegalese livestock breeders…
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World News
Senegal faces tough questions after deadly violence
Prized for decades as a tower of stability in turbulent West Africa, Senegal has been plunged into uncertainty after the…
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World News
Senegal government cuts mobile internet access amid deadly rioting
Senegal’s government has cut access to mobile internet services in certain areas because of deadly rioting in which “hateful and…
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World News
Death toll climbs in Senegal after two days of violent protests
Police say the death toll from anti-government protests in Senegal has risen to 15, as authorities in the capital Dakar…
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World News
Deadly protests rock Senegal as opposition leader sentenced to jail
Nine people were killed in Senegal on Thursday in clashes between riot police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko…
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World News
Senegal seeks 10-year jail sentence in opposition leader’s r@pe trial
Senegal’s public prosecutor on Wednesday asked judges overseeing the r@pe trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to find him guilty…
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World Cup
2022 World Cup: England 3 – 0 Senegal
England will meet France in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday after an impressive demolition of Senegal at Al Bayt…
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World News
Senegal counts legislative votes with eyes on 2024 presidential race
Senegal was counting votes on Sunday from a legislative election that saw President Macky Sall’s ruling party face an opposition…
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World News
11 newborns die in Senegal hospital blaze
Eleven infants were killed on Wednesday when the neonatology department at Mame Abdou Aziz Sy Dabakh hospital in Tivaouane caught…
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World News
Lake Retba in Senegal struggling to draw international tourists amidst coronavirus pandemic
Senegal is well known for its musical heritage and sporting successes but less well known is a very unusual, and…
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