Tag: Dakar
rally in Dakar to demand the release of Pape Alé Niang
In Senegal, press associations are keeping up the pressure to demand the release of Pape Alé Niang. This journalist, director of the online media “Dakar Matin” was arrested on November…
the mythical group Ucas Jazz Band, from Sédhiou, back in Dakar
In Senegal, the historic Casamance Jazz Band de Sédhiou is making its big comeback, in Dakar, on the stage of the French Institute this Saturday, October 29. This group, formed…
At the opening of the Dakar Forum, Macky Sall calls for “looking reality in the face”
The 8th edition of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa opened on Monday in Dakar. The theme chosen this year is: “Africa put to the test…
The Dakar Forum facing the challenges of stability and sovereignty
Faced with terrorist threats, repeated coups and in the context of the war in Ukraine, the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa, which opens on Monday, October…
in Dakar, pilgrims face the puzzle of transport
Like every year, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims converged for the Grand Magal towards Touba, holy city for the brotherhood, about 200 kilometers east of Dakar. This Wednesday, September 14,…
Dakar offers its good offices in the case of Bamako’s accusations against Paris
While the United Nations has still not responded to Mali, which has requested a meeting of the Security Council, Senegal is placing itself as a mediator between the president of…
Floods in Senegal: one death in Dakar
In Senegal, heavy floods shook the country on Friday August 5, killing one person in Dakar. With more than 126 millimeters of rain falling in the capital, the national relief…
Senegalese fishermen arrested in Guinea: a minister sent by Dakar must go to Conakry
According to the Senegalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “more than 300 fishermen” left “without authorization” in Guinean waters. The Dakar authorities were informed on May 26, 2022. They claim to…
In Senegal, the “Global Mercy”, the largest civilian hospital ship in the world, inaugurated in Dakar
It was inaugurated on Monday May 30 by Senegalese President Macky Sall and his counterparts from Guinea-Bissau and the Comoros. The boat of the Christian NGO Mercy Ships will provide…
With “Supreme Remains”, Dorcy Rugamba upsets the Dakar Biennale
He calls it a ” performative plastic work “. The Rwandan Dorcy Rugamba staged “Supreme Remains” at the International Biennial of Contemporary African Art in Dakar. Halfway between the exhibition…