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Senegal Court Charges Fifth Former Minister Amadou Mansour Faye Over Graft

[RFI] A Senegalese court on Monday indicted a fifth minister from the country's former government on corruption charges as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye steps up an anti-graft campaign, defence lawyers said.

President El-Sisi Speaks With President of Senegal Bassirou Faye

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 a phone call from President of Senegal, Bassirou Faye.

Liberia Seeks Senegal's Support for UN Security Council Bid, Deeper Economic Ties

[Liberian Investigator] Dakar -- Liberia's new Ambassador to Senegal, Ali Sylla, formally presented his credentials to Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Wednesday, using the occasion to seek Dakar's support for Liberia's bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council and to deepen economic ties under President Joseph Boakai's ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development.

Ecowas Court Declares Senegal's Internet Shutdown Unlawful

[Premium Times] Senegal defended the internet shutdowns, citing public order and national security concerns due to the dissemination of allegedly subversive messages.

Momi Maiga - Building a Bridge Between Senegal & Spain

[Afropop] Born into the Cissokho family of griots (some relatives spell it Sissoko or Cissoko), it would have been a challenge for Momi Maiga to imagine himself becoming a dentist or, really, anything other than a musician growing up. Maiga received his first kora, made for him by his uncle, at the age of six. Though as a kid, he gravitated towards playing percussion, but at 18 years old, Maiga found himself in Sweden collaborating with musician Ale Möller on one his projects integrating world music with

Flying Eagles First African Team to Qualify for U20 World Cup in Chile

[This Day] *Beat defending champions Senegal to qualify for U20 AFCON S'final

Senegal Strengthens Continental Leadership with Launch of Flagship Agriculture Initiative

[Africa Food Systems] Senegal launches its Community Agricultural Cooperative (CAC) during Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 launch event, setting the stage for community-led agricultural transformation Senegal's youthful leadership positions the country as a catalyst for food systems innovation and sovereignty AFS Forum 2025 will convene over 6,000 stakeholders from 29 August to 5 September 2025 in Dakar, Senegal under the theme: ''Africa's Youth: Leading Collaboration, Innovation, and Implementation of

Deadly Seven - Meet the Strikers Lighting Up the TotalEnergies U20 Afcon

[CAF] There are seven of them. Seven standout strikers who have lit up the group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2025.

Nigeria, Senegal in Win-or-Bust Afcon U-20 Quarter-Final Clash

[Daily Trust] Seven-time African champions, the Flying Eagles of Nigeria will face off with arch-rivals, the Junior Teranga Lions of Senegal this afternoon in one of the quarter-final matches of the 2025 AFCON U-20 championship in Egypt.

Senegal Supreme Court Upholds Journalist René Capain Bassène's Lifetime Prison Sentence

[CPJ] Dakar -- Senegalese authorities should end the persecution of journalist René Capain Bassène, whose lifetime prison sentence was upheld by the Senegal Supreme Court in a May 3 decision, said the Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday.

U-20 Afcon - Ghana Secures Slim Win Over Defending Champions Senegal

[Premium Times] The Black Satellites, powered by an early strike from Emmanuel Mensah, overcame relentless pressure and late drama to bag three crucial points

Match Facts - Defending Champions Senegal Start Title Defence Against Central African Republic

[CAF] Defending champions Senegal begin their TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title defence against Central African Republic (CAR) with a Group C clash at the Suez Stadium on Friday (kick-off 18:00 local time / 15:00 GMT).

Debutants Ville De Dakar Stun Champions Petro De Luanda At Basketball Africa League

[Capital FM] DAKAR -- Senegal's ASC Ville de Dakar stunned Basketball Africa League (BAL) defending champions Petro de Luanda of Angola 65-64 in matchday three of the Sahara Conference at the Dakar Arena on Tuesday night.

PSG Hope to Have Dembele Firing for Arsenal Showdown

[Daily Trust] Paris Saint-Germain's chances of beating Arsenal and reaching the Champions League final may depend to a large extent on Ousmane Dembele rediscovering the form in front of goal that made him Europe's most lethal finisher in the first three months of this year.

Senegal - 381 Media Outlets to Be Suspended

[MFWA] On April 22, 2025, Senegal's Minister of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital Media, Alioune Sall, signed a decree ordering the immediate suspension of broadcasting, publication, and content sharing by media outlets that do not comply with the country's Press Code.