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Senegal: Arrest of the top opposition leader Ousmane Sonko

YoopyaJul 29, 2023July 29, 20230

Ousmane Sonko, presidential candidate has faced a string of legal troubles in recent years. Senegalese opposition leader has been arrested late Friday, one of his

Senegal: Door of No Return: Yellen visits onetime slave-trading post

YoopyaJan 22, 2023January 22, 20230

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a solemn visit Saturday to the salmon-colored house on an island off Senegal that is one of the most

US: The US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen will begin a tour of three African countries, Next week.

YoopyaJan 14, 2023January 14, 20230

The visit comes after the 2022 US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, which was held from December 13–15. It was the second of its type, with the first

Sports: Senegal welcomes home Nations Cup heroes after historic victory

YoopyaFeb 8, 2022June 30, 20230

Some swung from a billboard frame. Others danced on the tarmac. As Senegal’s national soccer team touched down in the capital Dakar after winning their

Why Senegal protesters are clashing with police

YoopyaMar 9, 2021May 20, 20230

Deadly protests have erupted over the past week in the West African nation of Senegal, long considered a bastion of democracy and a regional leader

Senegal opposition leader to be released pending rape trial

YoopyaMar 8, 2021May 20, 20230

A Senegalese court cleared the way Monday for opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to be released pending his rape trial in a case that already has

Africa’s weak health systems face escalating virus peril

YoopyaMar 24, 2020June 14, 20230

Equipment shortages, scarce beds and poorly-paid doctors and nurses: Africa is finding that it has few means to protect itself as a feared coronavirus tsunami

Injured Diouf out of Senegal squad

YoopyaOct 5, 2014July 15, 20230

DAKAR (Reuters) – Injury has forced striker Mame Birame Diouf to withdraw from Senegal’s squad for their African Nations Cup qualifiers against Tunisia next week,

Ebola outbreak reaches Senegal, riots break out in Guinea

YoopyaAug 31, 2014July 29, 20230

(Reuters) – The West African state of Senegal became the fifth country to be hit by the world’s worst Ebola outbreak on Friday, while riots

Africa: Activists Call for Gambian Government to Improve Human Rights Record

YoopyaJul 23, 2014July 25, 20230

DAKAR — Activists across West Africa held protests Tuesday on the 20th anniversary of President Yahya Jammeh’s seizure of power to raise awareness about what