Africa Senegal 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
Africa Senegal Judicial authorities launched the electronic bracelet programme for inmates to decongest the country's crowded prisons
Africa Senegal At African Union Conference 'Positive Masculinity in Leadership to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls', President Sall strongly advocated an end to violence against women and children, calling on various segments of society to take action
Africa Senegal 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
Africa Senegal 8th edition of Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa on the theme 'Africa Facing Exogenous Shocks: The Challenges of Stability and Sovereignty' has begun, with heads of state, leaders of international and non-governmental institutions
Africa Senegal Senegalese footballer Sadio Mané won the first edition of the Socrates Trophy, an award presented during the Ballon d'Or ceremony, at which the Senegalese national team striker came second, behind France's Karim Benzema
Africa Senegal President Macky Sall asked his new Minister of Justice to 'adopt amnesty measures' that could secure the release of two well-known opposition figures, who were excluded from the political game after legal proceedings
Africa Senegal The president appointed the first premier since 2019: Amadou Ba, former foreign minister, has been named as premier by presidential decree
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 The Tara Océan Foundation's laboratory ship arrived in Senegal, the last stop of the Microbiomes mission studying how microorganisms in the ocean form the first links in the food chain, essential for capturing carbon emissions
Africa Senegal The NGO Path, through the MACEPA project, intends to contribute to improving the resilience of the Senegalese health system in the face of public health emergencies
Africa Senegal Senegalese President Macky Sall's coalition narrowly won last month's legislative elections, according to the final results, but retained an absolute majority in parliament thanks to a new alliance
Africa Senegal At the Fann hospital in Dakar, special department CEPIAD offers an opioid substitution therapy programme to drug addicts, also aiming to reduce the spread of HIV