Tag: Senegal
“Dialaw Project”, a creation against destruction
Toubab Dialaw is a coastal town in Senegal. It is the location of Germaine Acogny’s Les Sables school but also that of a titanic port project, imagined between the Senegalese…
The History of Senegal told in music
As part of our week dedicated to Senegal, we evoked some significant episodes in History and the personalities who have shaped the image of the country. (Rebroadcast) Find our playlist…
Political opponent and presidential candidate, Moussa Diop placed in detention
A political opponent and announced candidate for the 2024 presidential election was taken into custody on Friday December 15. Moussa Diop, former head of the presidential coalition who moved to…
Lamine Diagne, in the footsteps of Claude McKay
The planets are aligned: 2023 will be the year of Claude McKay. It must be said that with Christiane Taubira as godmother of this famous McKay year, it helps. But…
The Dakar Court festival and the fragile cinematographic ecosystem in Senegal
Short films are said to be the infancy of cinematographic art, the obligatory step to learning one’s craft before moving on to the long format. However, it is not necessarily…
the court postpones its decision on the legitimacy or not of the removal of Sonko from the electoral lists
We will have to wait a little longer to find out if the opponent Ousmane Sonko will be able to be a candidate in the presidential election next February. The…
justice once again examines the removal of Ousmane Sonko from the electoral lists
This will perhaps be the last episode of the legal drama which pits Ousmane Sonko against the Senegalese State over his removal from the electoral lists. The Dakar court of…
Senegal: presidential candidates called to submit their candidacy until December 26
Since Monday, December 11, candidates in Senegal can submit their candidacy files for the presidential election in February 2024. They have until December 26 to submit all documents to the…
the F24 platform calls for the release of pre-trial detainees prevented from voting
In Senegal, the civil society platform F24 has been calling for several months for the release of a little over a thousand people arrested, according to it, during the riots…
North Korea closes its diplomatic representations in Senegal and Guinea
The announcement, made by the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is part of a succession of embassy closures, particularly on the African continent. While Pyongyang could close more than…