Senegal
Senegal threatens to close borders over virus surge
The president said he would take "all necessary measures" should cases continue to rise, including closing the borders and restricting internal travel.
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Senegalese rally to criminalise homosexuality
It is not illegal to identify as gay in the deeply conservative Muslim nation, but same-sex activity is already punishable by up to five years in prison.
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Senegal capital struggles to control horse-drawn carts
Horses are ubiquitous in the booming West African city of 3.5 million people, where carts weave through traffic-clogged streets and squeeze down narrow sandy alleyways.
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Senegal issues denial after media report of deaths linked to AstraZeneca
National vaccination coordinator Ousseynou Badiane confirmed that three people who had passed away several weeks ago had received the vaccine, but there was 'no established link' between the jab and their deaths.
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COVID-19 jabs available, but reluctance contagious in Senegal
Many Senegalese have had doubts about the seriousness of COVID-19 from the start, and widespread scepticism about vaccines only grew with concerns over the AstraZeneca jab's possible link to rare blood clots.
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Senegal again postpones local elections
The cabinet has approved the postponement and extended the mandates of those currently in office, a government statement said.
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Facing bleak future, Senegalese students turn against the government
Employment prospects are also dire: Some 300,000 students graduate every year, according to Senegal's association for unemployed graduates, of whom only about 100,000 find work.
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Senegal president calls for day of mourning after unrest
The declaration had led to restrictions, including a curfew in the capital Dakar -- measures which added to frustrations highlighted in recent protests.
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New clashes in Senegal after opposition leader charged with rape
Protesters waved the green, yellow and red Senegalese flag and torched a car during the rally while denouncing the accusation against Sonko as politically motivated.
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Sonko in court as Senegal protestors urged to take to streets again
Five people, including a schoolboy, have been killed in days of clashes sparked by the arrest, the worst violence in years in a country usually seen as a beacon of stability in a volatile region.
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Schoolboy among five dead in Senegal unrest
Clashes first erupted between opposition supporters and security forces on Wednesday after the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, and escalated into the worst unrest seen in Senegal in years.
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West Africa bloc urges calm in Senegal
At least four people have died in protests that began on Wednesday after Sonko, 46, was arrested on charges of disturbing public order in the capital Dakar.
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Senegal opposition leader held in custody after clashes
Supporters of Sonko, a former presidential candidate who is seen as a key challenger to President Macky Sall, had called for fresh protests to coincide with a hearing.
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Senegal clashes kill one after opposition leader arrest
It was the first death confirmed in clashes since Sonko was arrested on Wednesday for disturbing public order as protests broke out ahead of his court appearance on a rape charge.
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Senegal opposition leader to appear before judge over rape allegations
Controversy has dogged Ousmane Sonko since last month, when Senegalese media reported that an employee at a salon where he went to get a massage filed rape charges against him.
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Senegal parliament lifts immunity for opposition MP accused of rape
Sonko finished third in 2019 elections that saw President Macky Sall win a second term in office, and is considered a future presidential contender in the West African state.
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Senegal launches COVID vaccination campaign
A nurse injected Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr first during the outdoor ceremony in the seaside capital Dakar.
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Senegal rebels accuse army of 're-starting' war
The conflict in Casamance, which is separated from the rest of Senegal by The Gambia, has claimed thousands of lives since it first broke out in 1982.
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Senegal in talks to procure Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine
The West African state is already participating in Covax, a global collaboration scheme with pharmaceutical firms to ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
