Senegal

Planting five million trees in the next three years in Casamance is the ambitious project launched by several environmental actors, with the goal of halting coastal erosion and the advance of salt tongue that threaten the southern coastline

Two people were killed in Ziguinchor during protests triggered by the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko; Interior Minister Antoine Diome announced the dissolution of Pastef-Les patriotes, his political party

The fight against flooding in Keur Massar has made progress thanks to the works carried out by the State in this department, which has been severely affected by this phenomenon in recent years

President Macky Sall surprised many by deciding not to seek a third term in the upcoming elections in February 2024, a decision welcomed as a great relief by many in Dakar, where tensions had been running high

People under the age of 25 account for almost 75% of Senegalese population, announced the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation on the basis of the provisional results of the Fifth General Population and Housing Census

Japanese wrestler Shogo Uozumi, after competing nationally in Greco-Roman wrestling, left Tokyo last year to move to Thies to master a Senegalese style of wrestling known as Laamb and to share his knowledge of the sport's Olympic form with local talent

Senegal has become the first African country to host a global summit of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, with the aim of exploring how to clean up the governance of oil, gas and mineral resources

Saint-Louis, a small town in the north of the country, is home to an interesting space that pays homage to the town's still little-known artistic and cultural history, the Saint-Louis Museum of Photography, the 'MuPho'

Leader of opposition Ousmane Sonko, in conflict with the country's authorities for more than two years, has been declared unreachable by the party; he is facing a rape trial that could result in his ineligibility for presidency at next general election

A report by the think-tank Afrikajom Center, the first of its kind by the think-tank, states that democratic governance in Senegal has suffered a significant decline for more than a decade

Political opponent Ousmane Sonko has once again launched a call for civic disobedience in protest against President Macky Sall's rejection of the call for political dialogue launched a few days ago

Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal has been appointed by the United Nations as a goodwill ambassador for Unccd, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification