SENEGAL has charged a former mining minister with embezzlement in an expanding anti-corruption drive targeting senior figures from the previous administration, AFP reported Wednesday. Aissatou Sophie Gladima, who held the mining portfolio under former President Macky Sall, was formally charged by the Dakar high court and placed under a detention order, a source close to the … Read more
SENEGAL is poised to be sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest-growing economy in 2025, with gross domestic product expected to expand by a robust eight point four percent, according to the IMF’s latest projections. This anticipated leap places the West African country ahead of regional peers including Rwanda and Guinea—both forecast to grow by seven point one percent—as … Read more
A YEAR after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye swept into office promising economic independence and sweeping reform, Senegal’s construction industry is buckling under the weight of broken promises, unpaid government bills, and shrinking project pipelines. At a unit of the Consortium of Senegalese Enterprises (CSE) in Dakar, idle machines sit silent — a symbol of the slowdown choking … Read more
SENEGAL has officially taken control of two of the five French military bases in the country, marking the beginning of a complete withdrawal of French troops. The sites, Maréchal and Saint-Exupéry, near Dakar’s port, were formally transferred to Senegalese authorities on Friday, RFI reports. According to military officials, the bases had been unoccupied for a year, and their … Read more
A HIGH-PROFILE Senegalese opposition MP and close ally of former President Macky Sall has been charged and jailed in Dakar for money laundering, fraud of public funds, and criminal association, a lawyer confirmed on Thursday. Mouhamadou Ngom, widely known as Farba, was arrested and placed in custody following an investigation by a special anti-corruption unit, … Read more
IN the early light at Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park, rangers move in single file through the rugged brush, their eyes scanning for signs of poachers. Sgt. Abdou Diouf and his team, with guns at the ready, are not searching for human hunters today—they’re tracking the silent footsteps of lions. This iconic park, spanning over 9,000 … Read more
IN a historic move, the Senegalese government and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) have signed a peace agreement, bringing an end to one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts. The peace deal, brokered by Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, marks a turning point for the Casamance region, state media reports. A step toward lasting … Read more
SENEGAL has reached a major energy milestone by refining its own domestically produced crude oil for the first time. The African Refinery Company (SAR), which has operated since 1961, previously only processed imported oil. Now, it has successfully refined crude from the Sangomar oil field, marking a new era in the country’s energy independence. First locally … Read more
SENEGALESE President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dismissed Cheikh Oumar Diagne, the minister in charge of administration and equipment at the presidency, following controversial comments about African soldiers who fought for France during the colonial era. In a December interview with local FaFa TV, Diagne labelled the Senegalese ‘tirailleurs’—African infantrymen who fought in both World Wars and … Read more
IN a historic shift, Senegal has declared its intention to shut down all foreign military bases, a move seen as asserting national independence and sovereignty. Although no timeline has been provided for the withdrawal, the announcement signals a significant geopolitical shift in West Africa. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko broke the news during a general policy … Read more