Migrant stories: African disaster survivor haunted by weeks lost at sea
NGOUDA DIONE and ZOHRA BENSEMRA, of Reuters, report from Senegal on Birane Mbaye’s story…
Senegal’s new government has been appointed, PM Sonko says
Dakar, Senegal Reuters Senegal has a new government with 25 ministers and five junior ministers, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said on Friday, following the President’s landslide election victory in March. The cabinet was approved by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, who was inaugurated on Tuesday and appointed Sonko, a key backer, as Prime Minister. Faye […]
Senegal’s Faye set to become president in opposition victory
Updated: 11:15am (AEDT) Dakar, Senegal Reuters Senegal opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a political newcomer popular among disaffected youth, promised on Monday to govern with humility and transparency. Faye, set to be declared the next president after his main rival called him to concede defeat, thanked President Macky Sall and other candidates for respecting […]
Senegal opposition candidate Faye leads initial presidential election tallies
Dakar, Senegal Reuters The first polling station tallies of Senegal’s delayed presidential election on Sunday showed opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye taking the lead, prompting street celebrations after a peaceful day of voting that many hope will bring change. Millions lined up to elect Senegal’s fifth president following three years of unprecedented political turbulence that […]
After months in jail, Senegalese family vows to vote out ruling party
Dakar, Senegal Reuters When Aramata Djiba was arrested and taken with her four-month-old baby to a maximum security prison in Senegal’s capital Dakar, she said she felt it was the “end of the world”. “I had no hope…I cried for a week,” said the 29-year-old kindergarten teacher. She said she shared a cell, and a […]
A Sustainable Life: Why secondhand markets and apps are not a solution to clothing waste
TRIONA FITTON and ALIDA PAYSON, in an article first published on The Conversation, outline what their research has found…
Internet shutdowns: Are we likely to see more in 2024?
Digital rights groups fear a rise in global internet shutdowns in 2024 could threaten fundamental rights in a super-election year. NITA BHALLA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report…
Senegal panel suggests delayed polls be held in June to end crisis
Dakar, Senegal Reuters Senegal’s national dialogue commission will propose a delayed presidential election be held on 2nd June and recommend President Macky Sall remain in office until his successor is sworn in, commission member Ndiawar Paye said on Tuesday. The West African nation, set to become an oil and gas producer by the end of […]
Senegal’s Sall promises to hold delayed presidential vote as soon as possible
Dakar, Senegal Reuters Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday said he would fully abide by a court decision that overturned the postponement of the presidential election to December, pledging to hold consultations to organise the vote as soon as possible. A bill that pushed back the 25th February poll and plunged the country into electoral […]
Three dead in Senegal protests over delayed presidential election
Dakar, Senegal Reuters The death toll amid protests in Senegal over the postponement of the presidential election until December has climbed to three, as concerns grow that one of the remaining democracies in coup-hit West Africa is under threat. The announcement of the delay just three weeks ahead of the planned on 25th February vote […]