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Giant Mine Machine Swallowing Up Senegal's Fertile Coast

Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing acre after acre of the fertile coastal strip where most of Senegal's vegetables are grown.

International Business Times

Senegal ex-president Sall 'could face charges' following public finances report

In Senegal, a report by the Court of Auditors on the management of public finances under former president Macky Sall could see him facing charges, in a first for the country.

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Visual retelling of Thiaroye massacre sheds new light on French colonial atrocity

Twenty years ago, French photographer Yves Monteil was driving in Senegal when he passed a military cemetery in Thiaroye, in the suburbs of Dakar. Friends told him it was the burial site of Senegalese soldiers massacred by the French army during the Second World War, shot for demanding unpaid wages.…

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France begins handing over military bases to Senegal

France has handed control of two military facilities to Senegal, beginning the formal process of withdrawing its military presence from the West African country amid its waning influence in the region

The Independent UK

France hands back two out of five army bases to Senegal

Two of the five French army bases in Senegal were officially handed over to the local authorities on Friday. It's the first step towards a complete withdrawal of French military presence in the country.

Radio France Internationale

Wolof Academy app bridges language gap with online courses

With the rise of language learning apps, the Wolof Academy is stepping up to meet the demand by offering online courses and virtual classes of Wolof, the language spoken by almost 80 percent of Senegal's population.

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The female-led Senegalese company producing organic shea butter

Each year African countries are invited to exhibit at the Paris International Agricultural Show, with Morocco taking centre stage at the 2025 edition as guest of honour. Among the African producers manning stands this year is Diongoma, a company behind one of Senegal's flagship products: shea butter.

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Senegal has signed a deal with separatist rebels. But will it end one of Africa's longest conflicts?

Senegal’s government has signed an agreement with separatist rebels to bring peace in its southern region, where an armed rebellion has been raging for over 40 years over calls for independence

The Independent UK

Mati Diop is a new star of African cinema – what her award-winning movies are about

Mati Diop has cinema in her blood. The 42-year-old Senegalese-French actress launched her feature film directing career in spectacular fashion with Atlantics, which took the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019 and won a string of awards.

The Conversation

Woodside CEO laments red tape over gas project approval

After reporting a doubling in profit, the boss of Australia's biggest oil and gas company says she is disappointed at delays in gaining government approvals.

AAP

Thomas Tuchel issues verdict as England confirm games against Senegal and Wales

Three Lions will play at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground for first time since 1909

Evening Standard

Senegal's Lions Threatened By Illegal Trade Of Gris-Gris

Efforts to protect Senegal's critically endangered lion population from poaching and illegal trade driven by cultural beliefs in mystical powers.

Top News

Mystical beliefs fuel Senegal’s illegal big cat trade and threaten lion’s survival in West Africa

The illegal trade of lion and leopard parts is growing in Senegal and threatening the lion's survival across West Africa

The Independent UK

Senegal launches English lessons in nursery and primary schools

Senegal – which uses French in its public schools – has been testing a new programme of teaching English to nursery and primary pupils, in a push to better connect with the wider world.

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French troops to exit Senegal by end of 2025

Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022.

The Guardian - UK

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates review – face to face with uncomfortable truths

The author and academic roams from Senegal to Palestine to South Carolina in essays unified by his belief that, as stories shape us, journalism should reflect the world, warts and all

International Business Times

Flowers In The Sand: Families Mourn Senegal Migrants Lost At Sea

Fatou Fall defiantly faced the ocean and sadly laid a flower on Mbao beach near Senegal's capital Dakar in memory of her husband -- one of many who left on perilous clandestine crossings for Europe but never returned.

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England announce game at an English stadium they haven’t played at for 84 years

Three Lions will host summer friendly away from Wembley

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From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory

New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.

The Independent UK

England set to play June friendly at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground

Senegal are likely to be the opponents for Thomas Tuchel’s side.

Sports Illustrated

50 Greatest African Players of All Time

The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations came to a close on Friday, as Algeria prevailed over Senegal with a 1-0 victory, so now seems like a perfect opportunity to

The Independent UK

Thousands of followers of a Sufi Muslim brotherhood celebrate a sacred date in Senegal

Prayers and melodic chants reverberated across Dakar’s Yoff neighborhood as thousands of followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorated the first public appearance of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye in 1884

The Independent UK

Khaby Lame, the Senegalese-Italian influencer who ranks as world’s most popular TikTok personality, has been named as a goodwill ambassador by the U.N.'s children’s agency

Al Jazeera

With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?

The French language and a CFA currency tying 14 countries to France’s treasury continue to have big effects.

The Guardian - UK

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates review – a politically-charged meditation on the power of stories

Travels to Senegal and the West Bank shed light on how we think about race, censorship and oppression

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