Guinea-Bissau’s president fled to Senegal after a military coup, as regional leaders press for stability and a return to constitutional rule.

More than 100 migrants have died in a shipwreck off Mauritania, underscoring the deadly risks of the Atlantic route from West Africa to Europe.

Senegalese health authorities have confirmed the country’s first mpox case of the year, involving a foreign national who arrived last week. The patient is reportedly in stable condition, receiving care in isolation, according to a statement released Saturday by the Ministry of Health. Officials have not disclosed which viral clade was detected, though 25 individuals […]

Senegal’s UN-backed program trains men to support women’s health, encouraging shared household responsibilities and safer childbirth practices.

In the streets of Dakar, Senegal, life-sized animal sculptures are turning heads—and sparking conversations. This is the goal of The Herds, a traveling public art project designed to generate deep emotional responses to the global climate crisis. Launched by an artist collective from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the initiative plans to travel through […]

A report by the Timbuktu Institute think tank has indicated that the jihadist activities mainly by the JNIM Jihadi group, have expanded into the region of Kayes between 2021 and 2024. According to the institute, the JNIM is now trying to infiltrate eastern Senegal as it has increased its attacks sevenfold in the past three […]

Senegal and its neighboring country Mauritania have officially become gas producers, utilizing the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) field, which lies along the maritime border between the two nations. British company BP, one of the key players in this project, announced in a press statement that it has “started producing gas from the wells of the […]

Senegalese authorities reported on Thursday that 39 people have died after a boat was shipwrecked off the coast of Mbour. Related:Senegal: Total of 26 People Killed After a Shipwreck “A canoe turns over. The search results as of today, September 12, 2024 at 12H00 hours, are 39 dead bodies discovered. The French navy continues to […]

Local media detail that the boat had only been four kilometers at the time of the incident. The Senegalese Navy, in a statement published on Tuesday, noted that the number of dead after last Sunday’s shipwreck increased to 26, after 17 more bodies were rescued. Related:Senegal Calls for International Isolation of Israel to End Genocide […]

In the afternoon she will be received by the country’s prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, in office since April, after the elections.