Senegal News

TV audiences in Senegal have witnessed the rise of a new genre of broadcast journalism, presented by two local rap stars Xuman and Keyti , leading figures in the the movement opposing Abdoulaye Wade's failed re-election bid last year.

It's been a slow last couple of days on the footballing front but it's worth all the clock-watching when a story like this comes along.

DOHA: President of the Republic of Senegal Macky Sall left Doha on Thursday morning, wrapping up a several-days state visit to Qatar.

The mortar which has been binding the several countries' slates on the political map of the African continent has been the solidarity established by founding fathers against colonialism.

According to a Los Angeles Times report, that's the travel nightmare story Sandy Valdivieso and her husband, Triet Vo, will get to tell for the rest of their lives.

Sandy Valdiviseo and her husband Triet Vo were intending to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar in Senegal with Turkish Airlines.

Senegal's President Macky Sall is received at the Doha International Airport by the Minister of State H E Sheikh Hamad bin Nasser Al Thani and Senegalese Ambassador Sheikh Tijani Se.

Struggling to be heard over a flock of bleating sheep, Israel's ambassador to Senegal invited a crowd of impoverished Muslims to help themselves to some 100 sacrificial animals that the embassy had corralled at a dusty community center.

While some think of North Africa as a region of turmoil and unrest half a world away, one nation has emerged as a leader, demonstrating a commitment to cooperation and regional security that can ultimately benefit the interests of theU.S. Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, recently deepened its ties in Africa and underscored the ... (more)

Habre fled to Dakar in 1990 after being ousted in a military coup. The flurry of activity in Chad comes just months after Senegal launched a long-awaited special tribunal to try the former president for crimes against humanity "on behalf of Africa." Chadian justice officials have arrested former police chief Mahamat Djibrine.

The City Museum encourages you to touch the art-and climb over it, and crawl through it, and jump on it.

It is not clear whether he will be tried in Chad or in Senegal, where Mr Habre is due to go on trial after being held under house arrest there since 2005.

Senegal's controversial $28-million "African Renaissance" statue, depicting a family rising triumphantly from a volcano, is unveiled during its inauguration ceremony in Dakar, April 3, 2010.

One of our Observers , Makaila Nguebla , a Chadian opponent in exile in Dakar, was expelled during the night of 7 to 8 May by the Senegalese authorities.

Africa's Sahel has seen drought and downpours intensify, but scientists don't know whether the long-term trend is drier or wetter.

Australia's embassy in Budapest will close as part of budget cuts to foreign affairs and a rejig of aid spending.

Phyllis Larkin died peacefully on May 10, 2013 with her children by her side. She will be remembered as a devoted sister, mother and grandmother who provided her family with a model of resilience and independence.

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will further expand its investments in infrastructure in Senegal, as well as continue advising the government on public-private partnerships in infrastructure and other sectors, said Jean Philippe Prosper, IFC Vice President for Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Mo Ibrahim is working the room. Tossing off his jacket, rolling up his sleeves and prowling the convention room's stage with microphone in hand, the Sudanese billionaire banters with Macky Sall, the President of Senegal.

Senegal President Macky Sall urged the countries of Africa's desert north on Friday to remain vigilant against the threat of Islamism which he said remained despite the French military intervention in Mali.