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Lupita Nyong'o Explores the Unique Culture of Dakar, Senegal

Discover Lupita Nyong'o's captivating photo as she highlights Dakar's distinctive features and the warm hospitality of its people. Explore the unique cultu...

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From Tourism To Energy, Senegal Economy Braces For Fallout

Senegal's hotels have seen a wave of cancellations since political unrest hit the West African country and many foreign companies are nervous about the deadly troubles.

International Business Times

Protesters and security forces clash in Senegal over election delay

Parliament voted to push the polls back to December after President Macky Sall announced a postponement last week.

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Senegal Security Forces Disperse Rally After Protest Call

Senegalese security forces on Friday used tear gas to disperse people attempting to gather in the capital after being urged to mobilise against a last-minute delay of presidential elections.

International Business Times

‘Democracy has been thrown out the window’: paranoia stalks the streets of Dakar after ‘constitutional coup’

Tensions are high in Senegal amid a security crackdown as President Macky Sall postpones elections until December

The Guardian - UK

Senegal elections: Why has President Macky Sall postponed voting?

Senegal’s reputation as the only coup-free West African democracy hangs in the balance.

Al Jazeera

‘We are at crossroads’: Tension builds in Senegal amid election delay

As the parliamentary debate continues over election delay, concerns are mounting among common Senegalese people.

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Police and protesters clash after Senegal election postponed

International community calls for new date and transparent polls after president announces indefinite delay.

Al Jazeera

Ferrari F1 driver Sainz on father's Dakar win: He was smarter than everyone

Sainz Sr led nearly the entirety of the 12-stage, two-week marathon in Saudi Arabia to score his fourth career victory in Dakar, cementing his position as one of the greatest rally drivers of all time.

Motorsport

Dakar 2024: Honda returns to victory lane as Brabec triumphs

Although scoring only a single individual stage win during the two-week contest in Saudi Arabia, Brabec took overall honours with an impressive margin of 10m53s as he put Honda back on the victory lane in Dakar.

Motorsport

Price looking forward to ending struggles at Dakar

Australian hope Toby Price admits he'll be glad when he reaches the finishing line safely at another punishing edition of the Dakar Rally motorcycle race.

AAP

Kerala rider Harith Noah become first Indian to win a stage at Dakar

Kerala rider Harith Noah created history on Monday by becoming the first Indian ever to win a stage at the iconic Dakar Rally. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Spanish rider Falcon dies after Dakar crash

"This Monday, January 15, Carles left us," said the team in a statement. "The medical team has confirmed neurological damage caused by cardiorespiratory arrest at the time of the accident is irreversible."

Motorsport

Al-Attiyah will "do everything" to help Loeb beat Audi to Dakar win

Al-Attiyah’s bid for a sixth career win in Dakar took a crushing blow on the 48-hour Stage 6 when his Prodrive Hunter screeched to a halt after a harsh landing just before the penultimate waypoint, leaving him stranded in Empty Quarter.

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Dog day in the desert for Aussie duo Price and Sanders

Australian motorcyclists Toby Price and Daniel Sanders both lost ground on the fourth stage of the Dakar rally, a 299km trek across the Saudi Arabian desert.

Autosport

Dakar 2024, Stage 3: Sainz loses lead to Al-Rajhi as Moraes wins stage

In an ultra-competitive Al Duwadimi to Al Salamiya pass covering 438km, which saw the stage lead swap between multiple runners, a four-way victory fight developed between Toyota’s Moraes, Audi’s Mattias Ekstrom, Overdrive’s Al-Rajhi and defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah for Prodrive.

Motorsport

Brazilian duo survive pirate attack on cargo ship to take part in Dakar

Everything seemed ready for Varela's Dakar debut. A member of a traditional Brazilian motorsport family, the South American Rally Raid champion was preparing to compete for the first time in the biggest rally-raid in the world, alongside navigator Bozzano, when the project suffered a serious blow.

Autosport

Brazilian duo's Dakar hopes survive pirate attack on cargo ship carrying car

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Sainz and Al-Attiyah dispute early Dakar Rally problems

Sainz finished second on day one of the Dakar Rally, falling 1m44s short of stage winner Guillaume de Mevius in Saudi Arabia.

Autosport

Dakar 2024, Stage 1: De Mevius takes shock win for Overdrive Toyota

De Mevius, who sat a distant 32nd after Friday’s Prologue, made rapid gains over the course of the 414km test between Al-’Ula and Al Henakiyah to overhaul Mattias Ekstrom and then Carlos Sainz Sr (both Audi) to claim his first-ever stage victory in Dakar.

Autosport

Dakar Rally preview: The leading contenders for victory in 2024

The 2024 Dakar Rally will be the fifth successive event to take place entirely in Saudi Arabia, but organiser ASO has laid out a route that will be vastly different to previous years.

Radio France Internationale

Senegalese PM Amadou Ba named as ruling party's presidential candidate

Senegal's Prime Minister Amadou Ba has promised to lead the country towards "greater peace and prosperity" after the ruling party officially chose him to replace incumbent President Macky Sall.

The Guardian - US

Vancouver, Vegas or … Dakar? Ranking the candidates for NBA expansion cities

The league has made noises recently about growing beyond 30 teams. But who would get a new franchise? And is a move outside North America possible?

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Ron Arad classics made by Dakar artisans on view in London

The work of Ron Arad is part of Opera Gallery’s ‘Untitled Rencontres’, on view until 7 January 2024

France 24

Senegalese migrants attempt dangerous crossing to Spain's Canary Islands

The number of people attempting to reach Europe via irregular migration routes from Senegal has exploded in recent months. Since the start of the year, more than 30,000 migrants, mostly Senegalese, have arrived in the Spanish Canary Islands. Over that same period, the Senegalese navy has intercepted more than 9,000…

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