Africa Senegal The Senegalese space programme, led by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, plans to launch the first Gaïdesat 1 satellite, under construction at the Space Centre of the University of Montpellier, France, in early 2024
Africa Senegal 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
Africa Senegal New prime minister Lo, former head of the Senegal branch of the Central Bank of West African States, reassured investors that despite current state of public finance and its impact on the economy, Senegal is "safe and reliable" and "intends to remain so"
Africa Senegal 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
Africa Senegal 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