The Latest Breaking News from Senegal

From Angola to Senegal, no less that fifteen feature-length movies have been nominated for the top prize in next month's Fespaco pan-African film and television festival, held in Burkina Faso.

1 January 2023 marked the centenary of the birth of Ousmane Sembène, the Senegalese novelist and filmmaker hailed as the “father of African cinema”. Over the course of five decades Sembène published 10 books and directed 12 films across three distinct periods. He has been celebrated for his beautifully crafted…

Thirty eight people died and about 80 were wounded in central Senegal after two buses collided in the early hours of Sunday, local officials and President Macky Sall said in statements.

Senegal's president says two buses have collided head-on in the center of the country and that at least 40 people were killed and dozens of others were injured

A devastating crash has killed at least 40 and injured dozens more after two buses collided head-on in the village of Gnivy, in the Kaffrine region of Senegal, at about 3.30am on Sunday

Three-day period of national mourning announced by country’s president

For the past 20 years, thanks to an initiative launched by the late Karl Largerfeld, Chanel has celebrated the unique expertise of its master feather workers, embroiders and milliners with an annual métiers d’art collection. This year, the show is taking place in Dakar, Senegal – the first luxury event…

Concerns raised over health of Pape Alé Niang, detained since 20 December on charges of revealing confidential government information

The last surviving African soldiers who fought for colonial-era France will be able to live out their final days in their home countries following the French government's U-turn on their pension rights. The decision coincides with the cinema release of a film highlighting the untold sacrifices made by African “tirailleurs”…

Mamadou Niang and Massata Samb were given six-month jail terms and ordered to pay Amy Ndiaye compensation after lashing out when she criticised a religious leader

SEATTLE — Once the invitation was extended, there was no way Noelle Quinn was going to say no.