Senegal Races Against Time to Achieve Rice Self-Sufficiency
Senegal’s appetite for rice remains insatiable, with the average citizen consuming 100 kilogrammes annually, making the cereal a vital staple in daily meals. Despite a […]
Casamance
Historic peace agreement ends four-Decade separatist conflict in Senegal
Senegal has reached a landmark peace agreement with the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC), concluding one of Africa’s longest-running separatist conflicts after four […]
FAO provides Senegal close to $250,000 to fight Tsetse flies causing loss of livestock
The UN agency for Food and Agriculture, FAO, has granted Senegal’s Ministry of Livestock and Animal Productions around $250,000 earmarked to help the West African […]
Senegal’s agreement with Casamance rebels, an important step towards definitive peace
The signing of a peace agreement between the Senegalese state and rebels in Casamance is “an important step” towards ending the nearly 40-year conflict in […]
Senegal: Opposition leader Déthié Fall sentenced to six-month suspended prison
A Dakar court on Tuesday gave a six-month suspended prison sentence to an opposition MP for defying a ban on demonstrations and acquitted another MP […]
Senegal: At least two dead in pre-election tensions
Unrest has been reported in other parts of the capital, as well as in Ziguinchor, in Casamance. Clashes between youths and police killed two people […]
Operation in Casamance: Gambians flee the border area
Dozens of Gambians arrived in Bujinha this week fleeing the border area with Senegal, which has launched an operation against Casamance separatists entrenched on the […]
Senegal announces operation against rebellion in Casamance
The Senegalese army announced that it had launched an operation against rebels in Casamance, the scene of an old conflict in the south of the […]
Gambia: Seven Senegalese soldiers released by Casamance rebels
Rebels in the southern Senegalese town of Casamance freed seven Senegalese soldiers on Monday across the border from Gambia where they had been holding captive […]
Guinea-Bissau: Shots heard in the capital
A week after the attack on the government palace, gunfire was heard this Monday morning in Bissau. It seems that a private radio station was […]