Tag: Dakar
“The African” Hubert Auriol, legend of the Dakar, is dead
Tall, athletic, sure of himself, endowed with a piercing gaze: Hubert Auriol had everything of a cinematic adventurer. The former pilot died this Sunday at the age of 68 “from…
the victory of Barthélémy Dias confirmed at the town hall of Dakar
In Senegal, the vote counting commission for the department of Dakar published this Thursday, January 27, its provisional official results after the local elections on Sunday. They confirm the large…
investigation opened in France for attempted “terrorist” assassinations
The French national anti-terrorism prosecution is opening a preliminary investigation after the explosion which affected, on December 30, a car in the Dakar rally which is currently taking place in…
march in Dakar against violence against women and children
The Senegalese capital hosted this Sunday, December 19 a peaceful march at the initiative of the White March of Women movement. This growing movement is mobilizing against violence against women…
Fashion Week is in full swing in Dakar
Dakar Fashion Week began on Friday in the Senegalese capital and ends this Sunday evening. This 19th edition brought back eighteen designers from all over the continent, organized by its…
Death in Dakar of Lamine Diack, former boss of world athletics
At 88, Lamine Diack bowed out in his native Senegal. President of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) between 1999 and 2015, he was indicted in November 2015 by the French…
Eighth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation opens in Dakar
The New Silk Roads are gaining ground, on the eve of the 8th ministerial conference of the Forum on Sino-African Cooperation in Dakar, Monday, November 29, 2021. Two days of…