Senegal’s economic ministry forecast a sharp slowdown in annual growth and highlighted the uncertainty over the West African country’s debt challenges in a document released on Wednesday. Senegal has faced economic challenges since the discovery of US$13 billion in hidden debt attributed to the previous administration. It has relied heavily on the regional debt market […]
Senegalese police have successfully dismantled a chemical trafficking network in Kidira, seizing 400 kg of cyanide and 250 kg of zinc intended for illegal gold mining operations. The targeted operation, conducted by the Kidira Special Police Station in the early hours of 31st March, focused on a sensitive unofficial crossing point known as “GMI Elements”. […]
The economic dynamism between Senegal and The Gambia was celebrated on Wednesday, 8th April, 2026. Mouhamed Ba, president and CEO of Transit Transport Rapide du Sénégal (TRS), received the prestigious Ragne Award, recognising the “Best Transport and Logistics Company in West Africa”. This distinction, which also recognises his role as the best economic operator on […]
Ahmed Khalifa Niasse has spoken out about Senegal’s decision not to support former president Macky Sall’s candidacy for the position of UN secretary general. According to him, despite current political differences, the state has a duty to support this candidacy. He believes that access to this prestigious position would be beneficial for Senegal’s international image, […]
The Senegalese department of Thiès, located 70 km west of Dakar has witnessed a major security operation days before it is scheduled to host the country’s Independence Day celebrations on 4th April. The operation conducted jointly by the National Police and the National Gendarmerie is part of the campaign against insecurity, and crime prevention, prompting […]
Law No 2026-08, adopted by the National Assembly on 11th March, has now been promulgated by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. It was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Senegal in its special issue of 30th March, 2026 amending Article 319 of the 1965 Penal Code and explicitly criminalising homosexual relations. The text […]
A father lost his life in a fire that broke out on Monday around 11am in Diamaguène Extension, in the Kaolack district. According to neighbours, the man, identified as O Touré, who suffered from vision problems and mobility difficulties, was alone in the house when the fire started, while his wife was on her way […]
The Minister of Infrastructure, Dethié Fall, has announced that Ziguinchor Airport will reopen on 30th April, 2026. He said the on-going works are progressing according to cost, time, and quality requirements. Speaking at the Blaise Diagne International Airport, the minister reaffirmed the government’s commitment to accelerating the modernisation of the country’s airport infrastructure. Fall said […]
A major new directive from the religious hierarchy of Touba has just been made public. Serigne Bassirou Mbacké Abdou Khadre, speaking on behalf of the caliph general of the Mourides, Serigne Mountakha Mbacké, announced a new order (ndigël) aimed at reactivating eviction operations in the holy city and strengthening the role of the Baye Faal. […]
Credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings on Friday cut Senegal’s local currency sovereign rating to CCC+/C from B-/B, deepening the country’s position in junk territory. The move highlights acute refinancing risks as the government relies more heavily on short-maturity domestic and regional debt amid stalled talks on a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. The […]
The national gendarmerie, under the command of General Martin Faye, is conducting a relentless manhunt for delinquents, criminals, and perpetrators of homosexual acts. Investigators from the Keur Massar Company’s Research Brigade, under the supervision of Prosecutor Saliou Dicko, head of the Pikine-Guédiawaye prosecutor’s office, have achieved another major success with the arrest of religious singer […]
Ousmane Sonko, who was in Fissel near Mbour this Saturday to inaugurate his party’s headquarters, spoke about the country’s situation. He harshly criticised Macky Sall’s regime, particularly regarding the so-called hidden debt. “Today, members of the opposition don’t want us to discuss the baseline situation. Because it concerns the damage they caused when they were […]
In a scathing statement, prominent businessman Tahirou Sarr has denounced the lack of support from Senegalese authorities for Macky Sall’s candidacy for an international post, seeing it as a major inconsistency and a step backward for pan-African principles. Sarr did not mince words in denouncing what he considers a serious inconsistency on the part of […]