Tag: Senegal
Senegalese female wrestlers face prejudice
While wrestling among men in Senegal remains a popular sport that brews millions and galvanizes supporters, among women, still victims of many prejudices, women wrestlers find it difficult to assert…
the electoral reform examined in the National Assembly
In Senegal, the extraordinary session of the National Assembly concerning the modification of the law relating to the electoral code opened on Thursday 3 August. A revision that could allow…
Two dead in a burned bus in Dakar, “a terrorist act” for the Minister of the Interior
In Senegal, two people died and five were seriously injured in the fire of a Tata bus which was attacked by a molotov cocktail in a district in the suburbs…
a democratic setback for some, a necessity for others
Senegal is still under the shock of the dissolution on July 31 of the Pastef party, an opposition party led by Ousmane Sonko, main opponent of President Macky Sall and…
Senegal: Sonko in detention, internet cut… Understand everything about the troubles that are shaking the country
Senegal, a country reputed to be stable, has been experiencing its worst troubles for several weeks after the conviction on June 1 of opponent Ousmane Sonko to two years in…
Senegal: opponent Ousmane Sonko charged again
Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko, arrested on Friday for theft of a mobile phone and calling for an insurrection, was referred to the prosecution on Saturday for various other offenses and…
a plan to fight illegal emigration after several tragedies at sea
Senegal has been particularly bereaved in the past two weeks by shipwrecks off its coast. On board, migrants trying to reach Europe by the migratory route to the Canary Islands.…
Migrant boat capsized off Senegal
full screen Local residents try to pull up the boat in which the dead migrants are believed to have traveled. Photo: Leo Correa/AP/TT At least 17 people have been found…
Migrant boat capsized off Senegal
It is unclear where they came from, but the site is on a well-known route for migrants heading to Europe. Many of the bodies had washed ashore, which is said…
Senegal ordered by French justice to compensate a co-accused in the Karim Wade case
The French Court of Cassation has ordered the State of Senegal to pay 256.8 million euros (about 168.5 billion CFA francs) in damages to businessman Bibo Bourgi, co-accused in the…