Tag: Dakar
stripped of his seat as mayor of Dakar, Barthélémy Dias contests the decision in court
The standoff continues between the mayor of Dakar and the Senegalese authorities. Dismissed from office by decision of the prefect on Friday, December 13 following a conviction for homicide, Barthélémy…
an organization offers assistance to women victims of violence in Dakar
On this international day for the elimination of violence against women, focus on an association of women lawyers in Senegal: for 50 years, this organization has offered legal assistance to…
the fifteenth biennial of contemporary African art opens in Dakar
From November 7 to December 7, 2024, Dakar hosts the 15th edition of the biennial of contemporary African art, Dak’Art. Having become a real meeting place for artists on the…
The new financial judicial pool has been installed in Dakar
Since Tuesday, September 17, 27 magistrates specializing in the fight against corruption and economic crimes have been officially installed within the financial judicial pool. This structure will be responsible for…
Senegalese journalist Youssouph Badji looks at Paris ahead of the 2026 Dakar Games
Throughout the Paris Olympic Games, RFI will take you to meet African journalists passing through France to cover the event. Brought together as part of the CFI (Canal France International)…
an exhibition pays tribute to the Sandaga market, an emblematic place of life in the heart of Dakar
In Senegal, at the Italian Cultural Institute of Dakar, an exhibition called “Dem Dikk, Via Vaï” pays homage from May 21 to July 14, 2024 to the Sandaga market, an…
resumption of the maritime link between Dakar and Ziguinchor, a relief for Casamance
In Senegal, after ten months of shutdown, the maritime link between Dakar and Ziguinchor, in Casamance, in the south of the country, resumed on Tuesday April 9 evening. The rotations…
the maritime link between Dakar and Casamance should be imminent
In Senegal, the maritime link between Dakar and Casamance should resume by the Eid holiday after more than nine months of shutdown, according to officials. The rotations were stopped following…
opponents Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye are released from prison, scenes of jubilation in Dakar
The country’s number 1 opponent, the founder of the dissolved Pastef party, Ousmane Sonko, and his loyal lieutenant and presidential candidate on March 24, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, left Cap Manuel…
the various candidates leave their electoral caravans from Dakar
This Sunday, March 13, Dakar woke up to the sound of the first electoral caravans. The campaign officially began on Saturday March 9, and will last two weeks instead of…