Senegal

Moody’s Cuts Senegal Deeper Into Junk and Blames the Sonko Power Struggle

Moody ’ Cuts: Senegal · MARKETS Moody's has pushed Senegal one notch deeper into junk territory — and this time...

August 31, 2026

Woodside Drops Its Climate Target and Leans Harder on Senegal

Woodside Sangomar is now central to the company plan after it scrapped a Scope 3 emissions target and US$5 billion...

August 29, 2026

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, 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

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

Senegal Jails Three Pro-PASTEF Commentators for Offending the President

A Dakar court has jailed three pro-PASTEF commentators for offending President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in a TikTok video. Their lawyers...

August 6, 2026