Politics of Senegal

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Bissau Clinic Eases Life As An Amputee For Senegalese DJ

Senegalese rapper and DJ Louis Bernard Diedhiou was just a young teenager on the day in 2001 when his love of megastar...

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Senegal’s Supreme Court Rejects Bail For Divisive Mayor

Senegal's Supreme Court rejected bail for Dakar's popular mayor on Thursday, preventing him from campaigning in...

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Peace Deal Eludes Senegal’s Casamance, 35 Years On

In Senegal's southern Casamance region, new houses dot a landscape once dominated by abandoned ruins full of bullet...

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Senegal Football Club Suspended After Stadium Tragedy

Senegal's US Ouakam team was suspended from the country's football federation on Monday after accusations its...

News

Senegal: Demba Diop Stadium Collapse Kills Eight

A wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring almost 90. It fell in...

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Eight Dead In Wall Collapse At Senegal’s Demba Diop

Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. It happened...

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Eight Dead At Senegal Football Stadium

Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. It happened...

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Senegal Kicks Off Fractious Legislative Campaign

Senegal kicked off campaigning Sunday for parliamentary elections later this month, with a record number of candidates...

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Senegal’s Ex-President In New Power Bid At 91

Senegal's former president Abdoulaye Wade, aged 91, will head a list of opposition candidates for parliament in an...

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Thousands Protest In Senegal Against President Sall

Thousands of people took to the streets of the Senegalese capital Dakar on Friday to protest against President Macky...

International

Senegal’s Dakar Mayor Khalifa Sall In Custody For Fraud

Khalifa Sall was arrested along with five members of his staff The mayor of Senegal's capital, Dakar, has been placed...

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Senegalese Mayor Faces Investigation Over $2.85m Fraud

The mayor of Senegal's capital is facing a judicial probe into the disappearance of 1.83 billion CFA francs ($2.85...

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Senegal Expats To Be Allowed To Run For Parliament

Senegalese people living abroad will be able to run for office in their home country for the first time in July’s...