Tag: Senegal
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko calls on young people to stay in Africa
A few days after the deadly sinking of a migrant boat off the coast of Mauritania, while they were trying to reach the Spanish coast of the Canaries, the Prime…
After another migrant boat sinking, NGOs call on government to act
Nearly 90 migrants died on Monday when their boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania on the route to Europe, the official agency and a senior Mauritanian official said on…
the standoff between Ousmane Sonko and the National Assembly continues
In Senegal, MPs were due to meet on Saturday morning, June 29 for a budget orientation debate, but the National Assembly office ultimately decided to cancel the debate. This is…
Amadou Dia Ba, Bruno Julie, the Fijian 7, Ahmed al-Maktoum
As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games approach, RFI looks back at these medalists who shed light on their countries that are not used to monopolizing the podiums. Today, focus on…
“There must be permanent control” over the prices of everyday consumer products
In Senegal, the government announced on June 13, 2024 measures to lower the prices of everyday consumer products including rice, oil and bread, in response to the high cost of…
The memories of Amadou Dia Ba, the only Senegalese Olympic medalist
Douala is the capital of African athletics for a week! The crème de la crème of the continent’s athletes will come and test themselves first and try to secure their…
around a hundred people gathered to respect freedoms in Burkina Faso
In Senegal, around a hundred people gathered this Friday, June 21 to denounce the repression of press freedom and freedom of expression by the military junta in power in Burkina…
diplomatic ballet at the Élysée with African heads of state
French President Emmanuel Macron will be present at the opening of the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation, co-organized with the African Union and the Vaccine Alliance. But several…
after tabaski, what to do with unsold sheep?
Senegalese Muslims celebrated Tabaski on Monday June 17. The roundabouts and vacant lots where the sheep sellers have set up shop for several weeks are gradually emptying out. And for…
In West Africa, celebrating Tabaski with pomp sometimes turns out to be a financial headache
Eid el-Kebir, the biggest festival in Islam, will be celebrated on June 16 and 17, 2024 in Muslim countries and around the world. Called Tabaski in West Africa and particularly…