Senegal
Egypt will defend with 16 players against Senegal, vows Queiroz
A play-off that pits Liverpool stars Mohamed Salah of Egypt and Sadio Mane of Senegal against each other is a repeat of the recent Africa Cup of Nations final.
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SA among 6 African countries to get own mRNA jab production
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia were selected as the first recipients of technology from the WHO's global mRNA vaccine hub, in a push to ensure Africa can make its own jabs to fight the Covid and other diseases.
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Ecstatic crowds greet victorious Senegal on Cup of Nations return
Massive crowds of supporters descended on a military airport in the West African country's capital Dakar, blowing vuvuzelas and waving flags, to celebrate the victory.
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Salah, Mane set for Cup of Nations final showdown
Egyptian captain Salah did not need to step up in the semi-final shoot-out as Cameroon failed three times from the spot, allowing the Pharaohs to win 3-1 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes in Yaounde.
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Senegal to hold legislative elections in July
The 165-seat National Assembly has been largely controlled by the ruling coalition since the last vote in 2017 in the poor West African country of 17 million people.
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Senegal local elections key test for President Sall
The poll is also the first in the West African country since 2019, when the president won a second term. Sall has come under increasing criticism since then, facing accusations of arranging court cases against his rivals and of planning a bid for a third presidential term in 2024.
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Bid to toughen anti-gay laws fails in Senegal
Under existing law in the West African country, homosexuality is already punishable by up to five years in jail.
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Senegal's Sall: Discrimination against SA over Omicron threatens transparency
Sall is the latest African head of state to speak against the imposition of travel bans on the continent’s citizens - firstly in southern Africa and most recently Nigeria - in the wake of the discovery of the Omicron variant.
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Senegal detects first case of Omicron variant
The IRESSEF health body said late Saturday that the 58-year-old patient arrived in Senegal by air from another West African country on 22 November.
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Senegal detects first case of Omicron variant
The IRESSEF health body said late on Saturday that the 58-year-old patient arrived in Senegal by air from another West African country on 22 November.
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Blinken looks to show Africa commitment as crises call out
The top US diplomat will travel through Saturday to three countries seen as key to President Joe Biden's Africa strategy - first Kenya, one of America's most longstanding allies, followed by Nigeria, the continent's most populous nation, and then Senegal, a beacon of democratic stability.
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Blinken to visit Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal
Blinken will meet with the president of each country to 'advance US-Africa collaboration on shared global priorities,' state department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
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Singer Akon's Senegalese city unstarted, locals left in dark
The stone itself sits at the bottom of a dirt track in a field; a small placard advertising the megaproject has fallen off it.
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Senegal man detained for taking girlfriend's exams, dressed as woman
The girlfriend has also been detained. Both are due in court in the West African country on Thursday, on charges of fraud and complicity in fraud, lawyer Serigne Ndiongue said. The suspects are contesting the charges.
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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.
