Dakar Has Opened a Start-Up Programme for Athletes and Sport Businesses
The Dakar sport economy incubator, IncubaSport, will train 500 project-holders and accelerate 50 businesses across the capital’s 19 communes.
August 22, 2026Topic
Senegal
West Africa’s Shared Stock Market Just Passed US$35 Billion for the First Time
The BRVM crossed 20 trillion CFA francs, about US$35.7bn, on 20 August 2026, after a rally of more than 50%...
August 21, 2026
Why Senegalese Pilgrims Travel to a Forest Clearing in Gabon
The Cheikh Amadou Bamba exile site in Gabon draws Senegalese pilgrims each year. It marks a colonial deportation that backfired...
August 20, 2026
Senegal: Top Banker Said to Be Leaving BRM for Afrika Banque
Financial Afrik says Safiétou Niang Sarr left BRM on 13 August 2026 and is expected to lead Afrika Banque. BRM...
August 17, 2026
Gabon’s Bonds Beat the Emerging World on an Audit Nobody Has Seen
Gabon dollar bonds have returned 19.5% in 2026 on an unpublished IMF-backed debt audit, while Senegal's spread widened to 1,541...
August 14, 2026
Senegal’s Ofnac to Publish Asset Declaration Lists from 10 August
Senegal asset declaration lists go public from 10 August 2026 as Ofnac reports 1,695 of 3,023 officials, just over 56%,...
August 13, 2026
Senegal Lifts Peanut Export Tax as Shipments Rebound After 2024 Slump
Senegal peanut exports are rebounding in 2025/26 after the government scrapped a 4% export tax, targeting up to 450,000 tonnes...
August 11, 2026
Senegal Wheat Imports Near One Million Tonnes As Supplier Race Intensifies
Senegal imported roughly 900,000 tonnes of wheat in 2024, pushing the country closer to the one-million-tonne threshold as Russia, France...
August 10, 2026
CFA Franc Zone Cotton Output Drops For Second Straight Season In 2025/2026
Cotton production in the CFA franc zone fell about 9 percent to 4.0 million bales in the 2025/2026 season, the...
August 10, 2026