Senegal intercepts pirogue carrying 112 migrants attempting Atlantic crossing
Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a long wooden fishing boat known as a pirogue off the coast of Dakar ...
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Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001): Senegal’s former president, cultural theorist, and poet
Léopold Sédar Senghor is one of the most prominent political and literary figures in Africa in the 20th century. He ...
IMF says it will take weeks to bring Senegal debt misreporting case to its board
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it will be weeks before it can move forward with a waiver for ...
Senegal reports mpox case, patient in isolation
Senegal authorities said they had detected a case of mpox in a foreign man who arrived in the West African ...
Stone Circles of Senegambia: Silent testimony to an ancient past
Spread across a vast area spanning parts of modern-day Senegal and The Gambia are thousands of megalithic monuments. Collectively known ...
Senegal President exempts himself from new anti-corruption law
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has vowed to return financial accountability to the Senegalese government after his predecessor left billions of ...
Ousmane Sembène (1923-2007): Senegalese film director and writer
Ousmane Sembène was born on January 1, 1923, in Ziguinchor, in the Casamance region of southern Senegal. He belonged to ...
Mariama Bâ (1929-1981): Senegalese author and women’s rights activist
Mariama Bá is a prominent figure in African feminist literature. As a writer and women's rights activist, she used her ...
Senegal unveils recovery plan to rely on domestic funding
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Friday unveiled a new economic recovery plan for Senegal, pledging to finance 90% of the ...
Senegal opens official probe into 2021-2024 political violence
Justice Minister Ousmane Diagne has formally requested the probe in a letter to the Attorney General, aiming to shed light ...
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