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Senegal: Works of the future deep water port of Ndayane are launched

January 4, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

The construction of the future deepwater port of Ndayane, about 70 kilometers south of Dakar, was launched on Monday 3 January. The first phase of […]

The Senegalese Thiéboudiène registered as intangible cultural heritage

December 16, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Ceebujën, or Thiéboudiène, literally means “rice with fish” in Wolof. It is the national dish of Senegal, a dish appreciated and anchored in the daily […]

Death of Lamine Diack, a big loss for the International Athletics

December 6, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Former world athletics boss Lamine Diack died on Thursday night at the age of 88 in Dakar, where he had returned in May after being […]

Senegal: Opposition leaders Sonko, Malick Gakou and Dias arrested then released

November 11, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

Three staunch opponents of Senegal’s government, Ousmane Sonko, Malick Gakou and Barthélémy Dias, were arrested Wednesday in Dakar during a disturbance on the way to […]

Former Senegalese president Wade ready to welcome Alpha Conde in his villa in Dakar

October 7, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

One month after the coup in Guinea and while the overthrown president Alpha Conde is still being held in an undisclosed location, former Senegalese president […]

Senegal: The mediator of the Republic Alioune Badara Cissé died

August 30, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The political class is in mourning after the death of the Ombudsman of the Republic, Alioune Badara Cissé. He died on Saturday 28 August in […]

Former Chadian President Hissène Habré to be buried today in Dakar

August 26, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

Former Chadian President Hissène Habré, who died in Senegal where he was detained for crimes against humanity, will be buried on Thursday in Dakar, his […]

Reactions after the death of former Chadian president Hissène Habré

August 25, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

The former Chadian dictator died on Tuesday 24 April in Dakar. He was hospitalized following a contamination with Covid-19. He was serving a life sentence […]

Senegal: Macky Sall salutes the performance of the twins who graduated at 13 years old

August 20, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

Their father fought to get them to skip grades in school, and two Senegalese twins achieved notoriety in their country by passing their high school […]