Senegal: Opposition’s coalition to boycott future elections
Senegal’s 91-year-old former president and main opposition coalition leader Abdoulaye Wade on Wednesday said the opposition would not participate in any future elections in the […]
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Senegalese singer charged for ‘offending the head of state’
A court in Senegal on Thursday, formally charged a popular singer with “offending the head of state and broadcasting fake news,” AFP reported. Amy Colle […]
Senegal: voters prevented from casting their ballots in parliamentary election
Hundreds of Senegalese voters were prevented from casting their ballots in parliamentary elections on Sunday, after a tense campaign between rival coalitions, local media reports. […]
Senegal: 91-year old Abdoulaye Wade to contest parliamentary seat
Senegal’s former President Abdoulaye Wade will run for parliament in July’s elections in the West African nation, local media reported. The 91-year old former leader […]
Senegal: farmers struggle to sell over 6k tons of local rice
The Senegalese government has unveiled plans to suspend the importation of foreign rice to allow the marketing of local produced rice as more than 6,200 […]
Senegal-Morocco: President Macky Sall vows to beef up security over death of Moroccan student
Senegal’s President Thursday pledged to clamp down on delinquency in Dakar and around the country in the wake of the death of a Moroccan student […]
Suspected foreign jihadists arrested in Senegal
Police in Senegal has arrested two suspected foreign jihadists in the capital city Dakar, including one who had been in contact with the mastermind of […]
Moroccan-Senegalese Partnership, a Telling Example of Farsighted South-South Cooperation
Morocco and Senegal, which are bound by a centuries-old friendship and multi-faceted cooperation, are again offering this week a telling example of their partnership and […]
Marrakech to Host Africa Action Summit on November 16
Marrakech will be the venue of the Africa Action Summit on November 16, an event that will be held in parallel with the COP22 with […]
Dual Citizenship Law Raises Controversy in Senegal
Senegalese president Macky Sall is accused of using dual citizenship to sideline political opponents in the West African Nation after a proposal to ban presidential […]