Senegal

The young Teranga Lions of Senegal lifted their first ever TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations after having played finals in 2015, 2017 and 2019

The inhabitants of the Senegalese Saloum islands, a very touristy coastal area in the Delta close to the Gambian border, have observed a rapid rise in sea level since twenty-three oil wells were drilled off the tip of Sangomar

A group of Senegalese civil society organisations and citizens have filed a complaint with the Dakar court asking the judiciary to deal with the case of mismanagement of Covid-19 funds

Senegalese mathematician Mouhamed Moustapha Fall has won the 2022 Ramanujan Prize for young mathematicians from developing countries; he is the second African to win after Gabonese Philibert Nang, more than a decade ago

Almost a year before the 2024 presidential elections, at least six opposition leaders have already expressed their desire to run for the highest office

Rolling Stone magazine has ranked Senegalese singer Youssou Ndour among the 200 'best singers of all time' in 69th position

In the past eight years, ten solar photovoltaic plants and one wind power plant have been connected to the national grid, a remarkable leap forward in renewables

1.300 spectators are expected at the first screening in Dakar of the film 'Tirailleurs', already presented last May at the Cannes Film Festival and starring French-Senegalese actor Omar Sy

The organisation Amnesty international has criticised the Senegalese authorities, calling on them to fulfil their obligations and take action to put an end to violations of the rights of some Talibé children, students in Koranic schools

The country expects to welcome 3 million tourists in 2023; the tourism sector in Senegal showed a growth rate of 3,2% in 2021 - 836.784 tourists compared to 454.450 in 2020

Judicial authorities launched the electronic bracelet programme for inmates to decongest the country's crowded prisons

The news of an agreement between Ministry of Environment and a controversial Niger arms dealer - trafficker, according to some voices - for $77 million for purchase of military equipment is causing controversy