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Senegal Unveils Ambitious 25-year Plan For Economic Sovereignty

SENEGAL’S government has revealed a 25-year development plan aimed at securing economic sovereignty, enhancing competitiveness, and promoting sustainable resource management. The long-term strategy, launched on Monday, follows President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s landslide election victory earlier this year, which was driven by his…

Senegal Unveils Ambitious 25-year Plan For Economic Sovereignty

SENEGAL government has revealed a 25-year development plan aimed at securing economic sovereignty, enhancing competitiveness, and promoting sustainable resource management. The long-term strategy, launched on Monday, follows President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s landslide election victory earlier this year, which was driven…

Senegal PM Launches Probe into Massive Corruption Scandal

  ON Thursday, Senegal’s Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, announced the launch of investigations into what he described as ‘widespread corruption’ during the previous administration, accusing former President Macky Sall’s government of financial mismanagement and manipulation of public funds. Speaking to…

Senegal Halts Mining to Protect Faleme River, Communities

  SENEGAL has decreed a nearly three-year suspension of all mining activities along its side of the southeastern Faleme River, a move aimed at protecting the environment and supporting local communities affected by the rapid expansion of artisanal gold mining.…

Senegal Reviews Oil And Gas Contracts To Protect Interests

SENEGAL has established a commission of legal, tax, and energy experts to review and potentially renegotiate the country’s oil and gas contracts to better serve national interests. This initiative was announced by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on national television on…

Senegal Successfully Launches First Satellite Into Orbit

SENEGAL has achieved a significant milestone in its technological development with the successful launch of its first satellite, GAINDESAT-1A, into orbit. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced the launch, highlighting it as a crucial step towards the West African nation’s goal…

Senegal Media Blackout Protests Threats To Press Freedom

SENEGAL experienced a total media blackout on Tuesday as newspapers ceased publication and television and radio broadcasts went silent. The action was a coordinated protest by media organisations against escalating threats to press freedom, particularly those posed by newly appointed…

Akon City Stalled: Senegal’s Patience Wears Thin

  A SINGLE arched concrete block is the only sign of progress in Senegal where R&B singer Akon laid the foundation stone for his $6bn metropolis four years ago. The West African nation allocated 136 acres on its Atlantic Coast…

Senegal’s President Faye To Renegotiate Mining Contracts

SENEGAL’S recently elected president, Bassirou Dioumaye Faye, has vowed to renegotiate mining, gas, and oil contracts signed with foreign companies to ensure environmental compliance and local benefits. At a high-level summit in Paris last week, his mining minister detailed how…