US refuses visas for members of Senegal’s women’s basketball team, says PM

Senegal Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko told the country’s minister of sports to cancel what was to have been a 10-day training camp in the US.PHOTO: AFP DAKAR - The United States rejected visa applications for multiple members of Senegal’s women’s basketball …

IHG Hotels & Resorts to Bring Holiday Inn Brand to Senegal, Marking Strategic Expansion in West Africa

IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's leading hospitality companies, has announced the signing of a franchise agreement with Senegindia SA to bring Holiday Inn SD City Dakar in Senegal. Scheduled to open in 2027, the 150-rooms hotel will mark an …

Terrorism: Leveraging Social Cohesion and Security to Counter Expansion into Senegal

    At the end of April 2025, Timbuktu Institute published a report entitled “The JNIM Threat in the three-border area of Mali, Mauritania and Senegal”. This scientific publication, the first of its kind and following a number of field surveys in eastern …

Nicolas Jackson: Senegal striker set to miss raft of key Chelsea fixtures due to AFCON involvement

Urban mobility transformation: More than 57 billion CFA francs allocated to Senegal

Senegal has received $100 million in concessional financing, or more than 57 billion CFA francs, from the World Bank through the International Development Association (IDA). This funding, according to a press release from the institution received Wednesday …

Seven days in Senegal: Zachary High graduate speaks about LSU trip to Africa

Coastal environmental science student Lucille Yoes was selected as an LSU global ambassador for 2025. She and the rest of the 2025 cohort traveled to Dakar in the African nation of Senegal. Yoes graduated from Zachary High in 2023 when she was student of …

First elephant sighting in 6 years sparks hope for species’ return to a Senegal park

A camera trap has captured video of an elephant for the first time in six years in Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park, reviving hopes that the species may still survive in the park after their near disappearance due to poaching and habitat loss. Ousmane, …

Senegal: Justice workers declare 48-hour strike starting June 18

The social climate is tense in the justice sector. The Union of Justice Workers (SYTJUST) announced this Tuesday the launch of a 48-hour strike starting Wednesday, June 18, 2025, denouncing the authorities’ inaction in response to its demands. In a press …

Senegal delays publication of quarterly budget execution reports

Senegal has postponed until June 23 the publication of its budget execution reports for the last two quarters, the finance ministry said in a statement, as the new administration works to rebuild investor trust after a hidden-debt scandal. The original …

Senegal's win over England not the only highlight for Africa's teams

Senegal's display against England was the highlight of the June international break, but Africa's other teams also produced displays to talk about... Though South African fans may want to forget about it. Teranga Lions prove their AFCON credentials …