Senegal

To regulate the circulation of motor vehicles and horse-drawn carriages for the entire duration of the Grand Magal in Touba a detailed traffic plan has been presented; it also provides for the smooth return home of the millions of pilgrims

Finning, the practice of removing fins and casting the rest of the shark overboard, largely prohibited across regulatory zones, countries and international conventions, has found a hotspot in Dakar, according report by NGO Environmental Justice Foundation

Official annual inflation rate has been announced at 0,4% in June though Senegalese households experience daily rising prices, testifying a more complex economic situation than the one summarized by figures

The controversial constitutional amendment that expands MPs role and reduces presidential powers was passed amid chaos in the Assembly and protests in the streets; the government said it will be put to a referendum

Today's plenary session at the National Assembly will be examining Bill No. 17/2026 of Senegal concerning the revision of its Constitution and will be transmitted live FTA

Inter-Union of Civil Aviation and Air Transport Workers, comprising 13 unions and SUTAAS, fully supported the 24 hours strike announced for Monday, part of a wider agitation that followed as eight unions' demands remained unanswered

A crackdown on homosexual behaviors, or 'suspected' so, has resulted in a number of arrests in various cities, with cases of detention grounded on presumed acts allegedly consumed inside private premises, with recurrent strong wording in media

Agricultural policy is taking a new direction with a deliberate transition towards industrialization; following a year 2025 of exceptional harvests, administration is now focused on transformation, with agro-industrial parks as the main driver

Sufi singer Sheikh Papa Sow Djimbira released the music video for his hit song "YaaNabi" once again offers a touch of spirituality for the month of Ramadan

20 girls from the fishing village of Xataxely have joined a new Surf Academy led by local teachers, with a simple rule: if they want to surf, they must also go to school, thus helping girls return to education

Hundreds of apartments remain empty in Dakar, while thousands of households struggle to find housing in the capital; the unprecedented phenomenon for a city where rental demand has long exceeded supply reflects a market in complete imbalance