Senegalese man files complaint against France over father's WWII killing

A Senegalese man has lodged a complaint against the French state accusing it of concealing the corpse of his colonial soldier father after killing him during World War II, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Lawyer Mbaye Dieng said he filed the legal...

Xi meets Ecuadorian president, Senegalese PM in Beijing

Top news Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on Friday. The two foreign leaders had just concluded their participation in the 2025 Summer Davos forum in...

Xi meets Senegalese PM

Burkina Faso: one year after Serge Oulon’s abduction, RSF presses Senegalese ambassador on missing and forcibly conscripted journalists

At a press conference organised on 13 May by the Burkina Faso embassy in Senegal and Senegalese MP Guy Marius Sagna to show support for Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s leader, Ambassador Saïdou Maïga said that “the doors of the embassy”...

Aliou Goloko joins race for president of Senegalese football federation

- Advertisement - By Nuhu Adams Aliou Goloko, a football journalist and consultant, has officially entered the race for the presidency of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), unveiling an ambitious and inclusive vision to transform football...

Senegalese Women’s Basketball Team Visas Rejected As U.S. Escalates Immigration Restrictions

The visa rejections come amid reports that the U.S. is expanding its travel bans. The Senegal Women’s Basketball team will not attend a training camp in the United States, set to start June 22, after some of its players and staff had their visas...

Vietnamese PM meets with Senegalese counterpart in Tianjin

Tianjin (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with his Senegalese counterpart Ousmane Sonko on June 25 morning (local time), on the sidelines of the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in...

In Senegal, the world’s most expensive sheep face off in a beauty contest

Open this photo in gallery:The Ladoum beauty pageant in Dakar, Senegal, on Saturday, features more than a dozen Ladoum sheep competing in three different categories. Prive, on the right, was the winner of this year's Best Male Adult...

Designer Sarah Diouf On Launching Her Beyoncé-Approved African Luxury Label Tongoro

To put it plainly, Sarah Diouf is an image architect. The designer with a degree in visual communication spent the better part of her early twenties spearheading a magazine. She tells me over a call that this portion of her life fueled her...

UN chief seeks aid surge to check ‘climate chaos’

SEVILLE: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged the world to “rev up the engine of development” at an aid conference in Spain on Monday at a time when US-led cuts are jeopardising the fight against poverty and climate change. Dozens of world...

PragerU Video: How Foreign Aid Keeps Africa Poor

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France Jails Migrant Smugglers For Channel Boat Deaths

AFP — A French court on Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the fatal capsizing of a boat carrying would-be asylum seekers from France to England in 2022. France and Britain have vowed to crack...

ibis Styles Dakar Opens as the Trendy New Address in the Heart of the Senegalese Capital

Dakar's hotel scene welcomes a playful new personality with the debut of ibis Styles Dakar, a boldly reimagined address that brings design-forward hospitality to the heart of Senegal's capital. Following the transformation of the former ibis...

Senegalese women’s basketball players denied U.S. visas amid Trump-era travel fears, forcing team to cancel training trip

Five players and seven officials were denied visas by the Ambassador of the United States in Senegal; no reason was given for the denials. Senegal’s women’s basketball team has canceled a scheduled 10-day training camp in the United States after...

Who is Habib Diarra? Sunderland's Jobe Bellingham successor set to sign for record fee

Fee agreed ©IMAGO Sunderland are set to kick-start their return to the Premier League in dramatic fashion, as the Black Cats finalise a deal that will break their club transfer record. According to multiple reports, the promoted club are set to...

Senegalese logistics startup Logidoo expands its Casablanca-Dakar corridor to Belgium

Senegalese logistics and cross-border trade platform Logidoo has announced the extension of its Casablanca–Dakar corridor to Belgium, creating a new logistics route connecting Europe, North Africa, and West Africa. Founded in 2020 by Tamsir...

Drug Law Enforcement Agency Commemorates World Drug Day

By Nelson Manneh The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, the Gambia on Thursday 26th June 2025 commemorated the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking, otherwise referred to as the World Drug Day. The International days and...

Chatri says more world title fights will be added to 'absolutely explosive' ONE 173 in Tokyo on November 16

ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong has promised additional world championship bouts for ONE 173 in Tokyo, building around the two colossal five-round showdowns locked in for the Ariake Arena showcase on Nov. 16. During the event's...

Senegal striker on Sunderland's radar but they face Premier League competition

15:50, 30 Jun 2025 Sunderland are among the Premier League clubs plotting a move for Senegalese striker Sambou Soumano. According to Football Insider, the Black Cats, Brentford and Burnley are the frontrunners for the 24-year-old, following his...

US Denies Visas for Senegalese Women's Basketball Team

The United States has denied visa applications for several members of Senegal's women's national basketball team, known as 'Les Lionnes'. This decision has prompted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, to cancel the team's planned 10-day training camp in...