Africa Senegal Activists and health authorities are organising campaigns to warn of the lasting damage caused to children who start smoking; according to some estimates, some children start smoking as early as 7 years old
Africa Senegal American multinational soft drinks company Coca-Cola, through its local bottling partner, Industries de Boissons du Senegal, opened a new bottling plant in Diamniadio bringing 500 direct and 2500 indirect jobs
Africa Senegal The hunger strike of political opponent Ousmane Sonko, who was in a very worrying state of health, has come to an end; Sonko asked to avoid responding to provocations and to concentrate on the essentials
Africa Senegal President Macky Sall ordered emergency security, economic, financial and social measures to stop the growing number of migrants leaving the country in small boats bound for Europe
Africa Senegal The public prosecutor claims to have been informed by central commissioner of Kaolack that a corpse of an alleged homosexual boy had been exhumed and set on fire opening an investigation for "extremely serious acts of barbarism concerning the authorities"