Senegalese security forces used tear gas to disperse youths attempting to gather in the center of the capital, Dakar, on Friday to protest a sudden delay in the presidential polls, witnessed by many journalists bringing live coverage of the events as they unfold.
President Macky Sall has used the government weekly cabinet meeting to refute suspicions that he postponed the presidential election to extend his tenure as Senegal’s leader. “It is nonsense,” declared the head of state to his supporters during the government meeting.
Sarjo Baldeh, a 22-year-old Gambian photographer, has captured attention and admiration at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Ivory Coast, where she was one of the few African female photographers covering the tournament, even catching the eyes of the British newspaper, The Guardian.
Senegalese members of parliament Abass Fall and Guy Marius Sagna have been released from custody, along with Gérard Koïta, according to their lawyer, Sheikh Khoureychi Bâ.
Internet access in Senegal, via mobile data, was restored this Wednesday, February 7. Neither the Ministry of Communications nor the telephone operators have, however, officially made a public statement about the return of mobile data internet.
Security forces used tear gas to disperse an opposition rally outside Senegal’s parliament on Monday, shortly before the start of a
Bubakar Kandeh, a 27-year-old restaurant worker from the Gambia living in Birkirkara, Malta, was arraigned before magistrate Noel Bartolo on Friday, facing charges of attempted arson, causing fear of violence, making a loud disturbance at night, being drunk and unable to take care of himself in public, attacking others with intent to annoy or harm them, uttering insults or threats, and causing criminal damage.
The Senegalese Constitutional Council has approved a provisional list of 21 candidates for the presidential election on February 25, 2024, with their admissibility set for January 20, 2024.
Here is everything you need to know about Aisha Tamba, the 19-year-old woman who secretly got married to Senegal and Al-Nassr
After losing an appeal case yesterday to Mame Mbaye Niang at the Supreme Court, Ousmane Sonko has once again suffered another
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