Senegal Signs US$151 Million Digital Deal
Senegal signed a US$151 million agreement on 6 October 2026 to build computers and phones locally. What is known, and...
October 7, 2026Topic
Senegal
Senegal Holds Four Over Alleged Land Forgery
Four men are in custody in Senegal over a forged sale of Dakar land valued at US$5.5 million. What is...
October 7, 2026
Senegal Asks Creditors for More Time on Debt
Senegal met its foreign creditors on 6 October in an IMF-chaired call and, media report, asked for more time, ahead...
October 7, 2026
Migrant Boat From Gambia Reaches El Hierro
A migrant boat from Gambia with 41 people reached El Hierro on 7 October, a day after 74 landed from...
October 7, 2026
Benin Signs US$106 Million in Deals at Macron Talks
Benin signed power and farm financing worth about US$106 million plus a DNA lab mandate as Macron hosted President Romuald...
October 7, 2026
Senegal Seeks Grants to Power 6,471 Villages
Senegal asked partners in Dakar on Tuesday for grants and cheap loans to connect 6,471 localities to power, a plan...
October 6, 2026
Senegal’s Cheikh Hamidou Kane Dies in Dakar at 98
Senegalese novelist and former minister Cheikh Hamidou Kane, author of L'Aventure ambiguë, has died in Dakar aged 98, marking a...
October 4, 2026
What to Do in Dakar, Senegal in October 2026: Youth Olympics and Street Art
Senegal opens Africa's first Olympic event on 31 October. A day-by-day guide to Dakar in October 2026: hip-hop, film, comedy...
October 4, 2026
Senegal Eyes Direct Egypt Flights With Air Cairo
Egypt's Air Cairo plans direct flights to Senegal and offers to train crews at Air Sénégal, a state airline that...
October 4, 2026