Browsing: Senegal

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved the country’s National Assembly, which is dominated by the opposition, and announced fresh legislative elections to be held on…

Senegal was struck by a nationwide power outage on Thursday, caused by an incident at a power station in the capital, Dakar. The blackout, a rare…

At least 26 people have been confirmed dead after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Senegal two days ago, the country’s navy reported on…

Senegal’s naval forces have reported that it intercepted two large canoes carrying over 420 illegal migrants a day after a boat accident that occurred off the…

The Navy reported on Monday that a boat sinking off the coast of Senegal led to the deaths of at least nine individuals, marking yet another…

Reports say at least 16 people were killed and 22 injured after a bus and a lorry collided in Central Senegal, near Ndangalma village at 6…

Air Senegal, the national airline of Senegal, announced on Wednesday that it will suspend flights to seven destinations as part of a network restructuring plan. The…

Senegal’s Parliament has dismissed a proposed revision of the constitution introduced by the country’s leaders. The revision was anticipated to lead to the dissolution of the…

A Senegalese appeals court has upheld the life sentence of journalist Rene Capain Bassene for his involvement in a 2018 massacre in the Casamance region, but…

On Tuesday, Senegal announced a temporary halt to mining activities along the bank of the Faleme River, which forms part of its southeastern border with Mali.…