Tag: Senegal
the drama of maternal mortality in Senegal
Resumption this Thursday, May 5, 2022 of the trial of six midwives in Louga, following a postponement of the hearing on April 27. They are prosecuted for “failure to assist…
In Senegal, the Korité festival marked by the joy of reunions and calls for peace
This Monday, May 2, is a public holiday in Senegal, as in many Muslim countries, for the Korité festival, or Aïd el Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting…
FIFA sanctions Senegal, Nigeria and DRC with match behind closed doors
FIFA have ordered African champions Senegal and Nigeria to play a match behind closed doors after crowd disorder during the 2022 World Cup play-offs last month. Fans shone laser pointers…
M’Baye Niang’s Bordeaux close to relegation
Bordeaux are getting a little closer to relegation after their defeat on Sunday May 1 against Nice (1-0). There are three days left for Senegalese striker M’Baye Niang to avoid…
UN Secretary General visits Senegal
Antonio Guterres arrived Saturday evening April 30 in Dakar for an African tour. This Sunday’s day will end with an audience and a joint statement with President Macky Sall, also…
In Senegal, the great Blanchot mosque in Dakar has reopened after four years of work
The last Friday of Ramadan, April 29, was marked by the completion of the rehabilitation of the Grand Blanchot Mosque, in the heart of downtown Dakar. Historical mosque of the…
Reconnect with candor, with Elgas
Product of the Présence Africaine team, like his compatriot Mbougar Sarr, winner of the 2021 Goncourt Prize, Elgas is a journalist, essayist and novelist. With black malehis first novel, this…
Senegal and Burkina Faso with Morocco
The Confederation of African Football has drawn lots for the next Women’s African Cup of Nations, scheduled for July 2 to 23, 2022 in Morocco. Moroccans who will share their…
the government details its economic support measures for households
Three themes were discussed during a meeting between the press and the government: the 100 days of the Regional Express Train (TER), current issues in the field of health and…
Senegal faced with the fraudulent exploitation of coastal sand
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) publishes this April 26 a report on the overexploitation of sand in the world. In Senegal, the looting of coastal sand is a real…