Economy
Senegal’s 72-hour general strike began on Wednesday as eurobonds slide
Public transport has been halted in Dakar since this morning, while in the National Assembly the budget vote now hangs…
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Senegal’s 2026 supplementary budget: Pastef blocks the bill and sets five conditions for the government
The majority is refusing to pass the revised budget of the very government it is meant to support. Five demands are on the table, and there…
Economy
Economy
Senegal: Ousmane Sonko threatens to block the 2026 amended budget and 2027 finance bill in standoff with the executive
: Social cuts, fuel subsidies, special funds: facing the press on Monday, Ousmane Sonko laid out his conditions to the…
Sport
AFCON 2025: CAS to rule at end of November on Senegal’s appeal against title awarded to Morocco
Ten months after the final in Rabat, fans in Senegal and Morocco will have to wait a few more weeks…
Economy
Senegal Unveils CFA 7.36 Trillion 2027 Budget Focused on Fiscal Discipline and Social Protection
Senegal is preparing a budget of nearly CFA 7.36 trillion for 2027, taking on a delicate balancing act: cutting the…
Technology
AI in Africa: Guinea modernises its administration, Senegal debates jobs, Ecobank trains 46,000 young people
More efficient administrations, disrupted recruitment, newly equipped schools: in a single day, Conakry and Dakar revealed the many faces of…
Society
Dakar: African First Ladies rally for women’s resilience to climate change and conflict
Education, protection, economic independence: in Dakar, Africa’s First Ladies want to turn their campaign into a continental movement that delivers…
Society
Senegal: Human Rights Watch denounces harsh crackdown on LGBTQ+ people under new law
At least 212 arrests between February and July, sentences now ranging from five to ten years: HRW urges Dakar to…
Sport
CAS ruling, AFCON schedule, FIFA election: a decisive week for African football
: From the courtroom in Lausanne to a strategy conference in Cape Verde, African football faces a week of decisions…
Climate
Senegal Postpones Start of School Year to 12 October 2026 After Deadly Floods
In Senegal, the start of the school year planned for 7 October has been pushed back to Monday 12 October…
Climate
Senegal: record rains flood Dakar and expose the fragility of West African cities
Record rain flooded Dakar's suburbs on Sunday, cutting the motorway and killing at least three people. Similar floods have hit…
Technology
Instant payments: the BCEAO opens its network to 175 institutions and rewrites the rules
Money can now move in seconds between banks and mobile wallets across the West African monetary union. The BCEAO has…
Politics
El-Alamein meeting in Egypt: Africa talks trade while Cairo tightens its alliances against Ethiopia
En trois jours sur la côte méditerranéenne, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi a présidé une réunion de l'Union africaine, vanté le commerce…
Climate
Sahel 2026: Rainy Season Ending Dry in Mauritania, Flood Risk Around Lake Chad
Too little water in the west, too much in the east: AGRHYMET's forecasts for autumn 2026 show a Sahel split…
Climate
Bassirou Diomaye Faye Honoured in Abidjan for His Water Policy
Water has earned Senegal's head of state another accolade. Bassirou Diomaye Faye was awarded the Special Trophy of the West…
Culture
Dak’Art 2026: Dakar Biennale unveils its 75 artists and bets on the art of repair
Dak'Art has revealed the 75 artists who will show in Dakar this November, from Senegal to Sudan to Suriname. This…
Sport
AFCON 2027 Qualifiers: Favourites Deliver, Senegal and Egypt Stumble Out of the Gate
Senegal draw with Mozambique and Egypt fail to score against Angola as AFCON 2027 qualifying opens, while Morocco, Algeria and…
Sport
Renard vs. Queiroz: Ivory Coast take on Ghana to open the road to AFCON 2027
The road to AFCON 2027 starts with a heavyweight clash. Hervé Renard's Ivory Coast host Carlos Queiroz's weakened Ghana in…
Climate
Up to 100 mm of rain in 48 hours: Dakar on red alert until Friday
Dakar is bracing for a downpour. ANACIM has placed the capital and fifteen departments on red alert, with up to…
Technology
Digital sovereignty, Africa seeks to take back control of its technological future
Every time an African government digitizes a service, it often deepens its reliance on technology built somewhere else. Now, policymakers…
Sport
Senegal makes history as Olympic flame touches African soil for the first time
Dakar, Saturday, September 12, 2026. In front of the gates of the Presidential Palace on Avenue Léopold Sédar Senghor, President…
Climate
Senegal and Gambia rivers: water levels recede, running well below 2025
A quieter rainy season is showing up in the numbers: Senegal's key river stations are running well below 2025 levels,…
Climate
Paris Space Summit: Africa pushes for space sovereignty in service of the climate
As global powers jockey for influence at the Grand Palais, African nations are making their own case: space technology should…
Society
Primary healthcare in Africa: at Arusha, the continent charts its path toward universal coverage
From financing gaps to antimicrobial resistance, Africa's primary healthcare conference in Arusha is tackling the hard questions standing between the…
Economy
Public debt in West and Central Africa: a booming bond market meets mounting arrears
As the CEMAC bond market swells past 10.5 trillion CFA francs, Senegal faces a mounting pile of unpaid bills to…
Sport
Ballon d’Or 2026: Hakimi, Kvaratskhelia and Mané Carry African Colors in the Race for the Trophy
As France Football unveils its 30-man Ballon d'Or shortlist for a ceremony leaving Paris for the first time, PSG's European…
Economy
The Rosso Border Crossing: Mauritania Scraps Taxes to Ease Cross-Border Trade
Rosso is changing. This land crossing, where a ferry has for decades carried people and goods across the Senegal River…
Society
Empty Baskets March: Senegalese Take to the Streets Over Soaring Cost of Living
Empty baskets raised high in the middle of the crowd, saying without a single word how hard it has become…
Economy
Hidden debt, closed chapter: Dakar and the IMF seal a 2.2 billion dollar deal
Two years of waiting have finally reached their conclusion. On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the International Monetary Fund announced it…
Culture
From Dakar to Abidjan, West African Rap Conquers Stages Around the World
A Parisian venue holding 6,000 people, sold out within weeks. A French music ceremony opening its stage to an Ivorian…