Tag: Senegal
Senegalese visual artist Ndoye Douts is dead
Ndoye Douts, a Senegalese visual artist, died on June 9 in Dakar, at the age of 50. The artistic community mourns this playful, generous and prolific figure. There was seriousness…
Demonstrations in Senegal: the first 18 minors judged all released
While the Senegalese authorities still show an official death toll of 16 during the demonstrations which followed the conviction of Ousmane Sonko last week, the human rights organization Amnesty International…
where is the national dialogue launched by the government?
Still many questions pending after the violence that officially killed 16 people last week, and less than nine months before the presidential election scheduled for February 2024. Among the uncertainties:…
The “Pink House”, a center for battered women in Dakar run by Frenchwoman Mona Chasserio
The story of Mona Chasserio begins in France with “Coeur de femmes”, a center to welcome women shattered by life. Twenty years later, she moved to Senegal and Dakar, in…
can religious leaders ease the current political crisis?
In Senegal, a week after Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to 2 years in prison, a precarious calm continues to reign in Dakar. Religious leaders traditionally play a mediating role in…
Senegalese consulate in Paris closed after acts of vandalism
On Tuesday June 6, the Senegalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the closure of all consulates general throughout the world, “ following the series of attacks perpetrated against diplomatic missions…
The situation in Senegal guest of the Family with Léonida
The Family with Prince Bafouolo, Naomie Dado Massengo and Leonida Maia-José. Guest: Simon Kouka, Senegalese rapper, talks about the situation in Senegal, which is facing a crisis since opponent Ousmane…
opposition leaders call for calm
In Senegal, it is still calm after the violence that erupted last week in the wake of the sentencing of opponent Ousmane Sonko to two years in prison. Neither President…
Dam destroyed in Ukraine, chaos in Senegal… The tour of international news
Türkiye A minister to save the economy? Re-elected, Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled his new government on June 3. As the markets unscrew and the Turkish lira plummets, he has chosen…
The French political class reacts to the violence in Senegal
Sixteen dead since the sentencing on Thursday of Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko to two years in prison. The first French reactions came from the left to demand a stronger call…