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Senegal's presidential poll is shaping up as a real contest, with voters in the driver’s seat

In July 2022 Senegalese voters converged at polling stations to elect 165 members of parliament (MPs) to represent them in the National Assembly.

The Conversation

Scuffles, bottles fly as Senegal's MPs argue over parliament leadership

Senegal's security forces were called on Monday to secure a voting process in parliament and hold back rowdy opposition members of parliament (MP) who tried to disrupt the election of a new president of the national assembly.

Reuters

Senegal's GMO greenlight proves controversial

Africa is racing to adapt to the ravages of climate change, but Senegal's greenlighting of GMO crops has proved controversial. Also, Egypt has a centuries-long tradition of wine making. Wineries are barrelling ahead with plans to add polish and popularity to their products. And we see how Cape Town hosted…

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Bamako accused of taking Ivorian troops 'hostage'

Diplomatic tensions between Mali and Ivory Coast deepen after Bamako sets conditions for the return of dozens of Ivorian soldiers arrested two months ago. Also, Ethiopia's New Year celebrations are overshadowed by an economic crisis. And anti-smoking campaigners in Senegal warn against the damage caused to young bodies when they…

France 24

FIFFS to Celebrate African Cinema

The 15th edition of The International Women's Film Festival of Salé (FIFFS), curated by the Bouregreg Association from September 26 till October 1, will celebrate the African cinema with a special segment dubbed “Special of Africa” and by hosting Senegal as a guest of honor. The organizers said in a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Romelu Lukaku proven right as Amadou Onana reveals message from Everton 'big bro'

The former Blues striker said the club was like a big family - something Onana says he has already discovered to be true

Liverpool Echo

UN Chief Appoints Senegal's Bathily to Head UN Libya Mission

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment Friday of former Senegalese minister and UN diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily to be the new UN envoy to Libya after the Security Council gave its approval, ending a nine-month search amid increasing chaos in the oil-rich north African nation. Libya’s transitional government, which opposed Bathily’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Bamba Dieng in profile as Leeds United close in on 'bargain' Senegalese forward

Leeds United are reportedly working on signing Marseille striker Bamba Dieng

Leeds Live

Sadio Mane responds to message from Jurgen Klopp amid Liverpool struggles

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool have picked up just two Premier League points since Senegal international Sadio Mane completed a summer transfer to German giants Bayern Munich

Daily Mirror

France's Macron visits Algeria in bid to mend ties

French President Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a three-day visit to Algeria with economic ties on the agenda, as well as a bid to reset often tense relations between Paris and Algiers. Also in this edition: Angola's ruling party edges closer to an election win after the tightest presidential race…

France 24

TikTok star Khaby Lame granted Italian citizenship after moving to country from Senegal as an infant

Lame is best known for his droll and completely wordless reactions to TikTok ‘life hacks’

The Independent UK

TikTok star Khaby Lame granted Italian citizenship after moving to country from Senegal as an infant

Lame is best known for his droll and completely wordless reactions to TikTok ‘life hacks’

The Independent UK

Let's save gender equality gains

Sudanese protester Alaa Salah became a symbol of her country's revolution after standing atop a car, dressed in white, and singing to her fellow demonstrators. Ugandan climate-justice activist Vanessa Nakate went from protesting alone at the gates of her country's parliament to demanding action from world leaders at the United…

Bangkok Post

Senegal pulled off another peaceful poll. Why this time the results herald a big political shift

Senegalese voters went to the polls in July 2022, continuing a tradition of robust multiparty competition in the country. It is one of a handful of African countries that have never experienced a military coup.

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Reuters

Final Senegal legislative vote tally confirms ruling party lost absolute majority

Senegal's constitutional council on Thursday confirmed the results of the July 31 legislative vote that saw the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) coalition lose its comfortable majority in parliament.

Reuters

'No one can stop them': African migrants aim for Spain's Canary Islands

Standing in a cemetery of abandoned boats, Mohamed Fane picks a West African franc off the floor and shudders at the traumatic memory of his voyage from Senegal to the Canary Islands.

Liverpool Echo

Idrissa Gueye sends Everton transfer signal after Amadou Onana deal confirmed

The Senegal midfielder looks set for a return to Merseyside three years after leaving for £30million

Reuters

Exclusive-Rotavirus childhood vaccine shortage hits four African countries

Supplies of a vaccine to prevent the deadly rotavirus infection in children have either run out in Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal and Cameroon or are close to doing so, officials close to the roll-out told Reuters, after disruptions at drugmaker GSK.

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The Guardian - UK

‘It’s never enough’: the Senegal goldminers surviving from one nugget to the next

Thousands are lured to the Kédougou region by dreams of riches hidden underground. Fortunes rarely materialise, but still the pickaxes fall, night and day

France 24

Historic peace deal signed with separatists in Senegal's Casamance region

After three years of talks, a peace deal has been signed between separatists and the central government in Senegal's southern Casamance region. It's hoped the agreement could bring an end to one of the longest-running conflicts on the continent, in which thousands of people have been killed and displaced since…

Reuters

Flooding kills at least one in Senegal's capital

At least one person was killed and one severely wounded after torrential rain caused intense flooding in Senegal's capital, Dakar, on Friday, a police officer said.

Radio France Internationale

Setback for Sall as Senegal president's allies lose absolute majority

Senegalese President Macky Sall's coalition has lost its absolute majority in parliament by a single seat, despite finishing first by a narrow margin in last Sunday's polls, according to provisional results published on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Senegal: Governing coalition loses legislative majority

The opposition, which saw elections as a chance to check Macky Sall’s third-term aspirations, is without a majority too.

The Independent UK

Senegal’s ruling coalition loses absolute majority

Senegal’s ruling coalition party has lost an absolute majority in the national assembly, according to official provisional results released by the electoral commission

Reuters

Senegal ruling coalition loses comfortable majority

Senegal's ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) coalition has lost its comfortable majority in parliament, securing just two seats more than two allied opposition coalitions in a legislative election at the weekend, the electoral commission said on Thursday.

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