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Senegal

A love supreme: A requiem for Koyo Kouoh
Friday
/ 16 May 2025

A love supreme: A requiem for Koyo Kouoh

Bongani Madondo remembers Koyo Kouoh as an activist and a community worker — and curator of collective futures

By Bongani Madondo
MPs from around the world urge Trump to revoke order on SA
Politics
/ 20 March 2025

MPs from around the world urge Trump to revoke order on SA

The group said the US president’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa was a regressive assault on the country’s sovereignty

By Emsie Ferreira
The African Union has a poor record of protecting democracy. 2024 was no different
Columns
/ 7 January 2025

The African Union has a poor record of protecting democracy. 2024 was no different

Whenever its resolve to protect democracy has been tested, the continental body has fallen short

By Adem K Abebe
2024: The year democracy was tested in Africa
Opinion
/ 24 December 2024

2024: The year democracy was tested in Africa

Coming on the heels of seven coups since 2020, 19 countries held elections but with mixed outcomes

By Tendai Murisa
Democracy tested: What the 2024 African election scorecard reveals about progress and problems
Opinion
/ 12 December 2024

Democracy tested: What the 2024 African election scorecard reveals about progress and problems

Some elections show signs of progress — youth-driven political transitions and active citizen involvement — others reveal systemic problems, including political manipulation and disenfranchisement

By Nyasha Mpani
French foreign lesions: An overdue reckoning
Opinion
/ 10 December 2024

French foreign lesions: An overdue reckoning

Colonial atrocities are finally catching up to Paris, and Emmanuel Macron’s government has not put up a fight

By Beverly Ochieng
Flowers, music, books and how to be an architect in a horrible world
Friday
/ 29 November 2024

Flowers, music, books and how to be an architect in a horrible world

Summer Flowers, representing South Africa at the 15th Dakar Biennale, is an homage to author Bessie Head

By Charles Leonard
The world’s year of elections simmers
Opinion
/ 25 July 2024

The world’s year of elections simmers

Democracy’s march has been relentless this year as world leaders confront the will of the people

By Richard Calland
Home may be the least bad option for African migrants
Africa
/ 18 June 2024

Home may be the least bad option for African migrants

To keep migrants away, Fortress Europe has extended its walls
into African countries such as Morocco and Mauritania

By Borso Tall
Production starts at Senegal’s first offshore oil field
Africa
/ 15 June 2024

Production starts at Senegal’s first offshore oil field

Artist impression of oil from the Sangomar field

By Laurent Lozano
Nonagenarian Senegalese ex-rifleman to carry Olympic torch in France
Africa
/ 30 May 2024

Nonagenarian Senegalese ex-rifleman to carry Olympic torch in France

The former rifleman was selected to go to the games in recognition of the forgotten Senegalese Tirailleurs Corps

By Malick Rokhy and Alexandre Marchand
Lessons from Senegal: The role of the electorate in driving political change
Opinion
/ 22 April 2024

Lessons from Senegal: The role of the electorate in driving political change

The timely and constitutional transfer of power also strengthened confidence in democracy, not only for the citizens of Senegal but for many across the continent

By Bonolo Makgale and Matthew Ayibakuro
New Senegal president, new cabinet, same limits on women
Africa
/ 16 April 2024

New Senegal president, new cabinet, same limits on women

Only four of the 25 ministers are women and, by law, men are the supreme heads of the family

By Borso Tall
Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s rise to power and the quest for systemic change
Opinion
/ 6 April 2024

Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s rise to power and the quest for systemic change

How did he come to power and what you need to know about the African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity (Pastef)

By Thomas Lesaffre
Senegal’s Bassirou Diomaye Faye steps into presidential spotlight
Africa
/ 30 March 2024

Senegal’s Bassirou Diomaye Faye steps into presidential spotlight

The incoming head of state has promised the country profound change and left-wing pan-Africanism

By Agence France Presse
Ousmane Sonko a rising star in Senegal
Opinion
/ 12 March 2024

Ousmane Sonko a rising star in Senegal

The country should allow eligible candidates to contest the presidential election and in so doing uphold its democratic status in the region

By Aaron Ng’ambi
Senegal president pursues talks for new election date
Africa
/ 2 March 2024

Senegal president pursues talks for new election date

Senegal’s Macky Sall has said what happens between his leaving office and the presidential election will also be discussed

By Agence France Presse
Europe brewed its so-called ‘migrant crisis’
Africa
/ 13 February 2024

Europe brewed its so-called ‘migrant crisis’

Decades before today’s migrants boarded small boats to Europe to ‘take their jobs’, European fishing ships were trawling West African waters, taking food and jobs from the locals. And they still are

By Jaume Portell, Èlia Borràs and The Continent
Senegal: Macky Sall’s latest choice less murky when seen through oil and gas
Africa
/ 13 February 2024

Senegal: Macky Sall’s latest choice less murky when seen through oil and gas

The president’s official reason for postponing the upcoming election has been met with suspicion. Analysts say: follow the money

By Kiri Rupiah, Papa Ismaila and The Continent
Senegal crisis dents democracy and business, say Dakar residents
Africa
/ 9 February 2024

Senegal crisis dents democracy and business, say Dakar residents

The West African country is now in the grip of its worst crisis in decades after President Macky Sall announced a delay to elections

By Malick Rokhy
Democracy at the crossroads: Unravelling the political turmoil in Senegal
Opinion
/ 7 February 2024

Democracy at the crossroads: Unravelling the political turmoil in Senegal

President Macky Sall’s decision is concerning in a region grappling with coups, where interference with the constitution and polls has led to military overthrow

By Nyasha Mpani and Amara Galileo
Senegal election still anyone’s game
Africa
/ 3 February 2024

Senegal election still anyone’s game

Although the West African country has not experienced a coup, unlike others in the region, the February vote could be marred by violence

By Laurent Lozano
Senegal’s Hann Bay, a paradise turned sewer, awaits clean up
Africa
/ 17 January 2024

Senegal’s Hann Bay, a paradise turned sewer, awaits clean up

The once beautiful stretch of beach near Dakar has become the dumping ground for industry waste and sewage

By Adrien Marotte
Afcon is set to be a ball
Sport
/ 13 January 2024

Afcon is set to be a ball

The African showpiece never fails to entertain and this year’s tournament should be no different

By Ozayr Patel
Former French colonies are still paying a ‘colonial’ tax
Thought Leader
/ 20 August 2023

Former French colonies are still paying a ‘colonial’ tax

Far too many African assets are still under the control of Western powers

By Sikhumbuzo Thomo
Senegal’s President ‘Mr Stony Face’ announces no contest
Africa
/ 7 July 2023

Senegal’s President ‘Mr Stony Face’ announces no contest

Senegalese President Macky Sall didn’t give anything away until the last moment, when he announced he wouldn’t stand in the elections

By Malick Rokhy
Chanel in Senegal: Fashioning links with Africa
Friday
/ 10 February 2023

Chanel in Senegal: Fashioning links with Africa

The luxury French brand has set a precedent with its first show on the continent held in Dakar

By Kimberley Schoeman
Ousmane Sembène 100 years later
Friday
/ 26 January 2023

Ousmane Sembène 100 years later

Remembering the legacy and scrutiny of the ‘father of African film’

By Kimberley Schoeman
Dakar, Africa’s cultural capital
Africa
/ 16 January 2023

Dakar, Africa’s cultural capital

Senegal boasts an array of fashion, culture and heritage platforms that are drawing international interest

By bird story agency
2022 Fifa World Cup: What’s the deal in group A?
Sport
/ 10 November 2022

2022 Fifa World Cup: What’s the deal in group A?

Senegal and The Netherlands should go through but Qatar will not want to find themselves on the wrong side of history

By Eyaaz Matwadia
It’s time for the G7 to deliver on Africa
Opinion
/ 27 June 2022

It’s time for the G7 to deliver on Africa

South Africa and Senegal, as AU chair, are attending the important summit of the leaders of the big industrialised nations

By Mikatekiso Kubayi
Review: Mane documentary — two women, two stories, both winners
Friday
/ 23 March 2022

Review: Mane documentary — two women, two stories, both winners

Senegalese documentary Mane — about a rapper and a wrestler — provides a fresh, feminist take on the country’s hip-hop generation

By Marame Gueye
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