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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today ends the campaign for general elections that will take place on July 31, 2022; the Senegalese will vote their representatives in the National Assembly for the next five years

Senegalese superstar Sadio Mane heads a list of 10 nominees for the African Footballer of the Year award, to be handed out later this month for the first time in three years due to the pandemic

The National Blood Transfusion Centre has launched an initiative to harness the widespread use of social media to encourage more people to donate blood regularly