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SOUTH AFRICA – At least 63 dead in severe fire in Johannesburg

At least 63 people died on Thursday 31 August 2023 in a fire that devastated a four-storey building in central Johannesburg...

SENEGAL – Armament: The Chinese giant Norinco is established and is about to sign...

The Senegalese gendarmerie wants to strengthen its armament. It is about to sign with China, through the Norinco group, which has...

COVID 19 – A new variant we discovered

According to a senior official at the World Health Organization, a new highly mutated variant of COVID called BA.2.86 has been...

SENEGAL – 97 migrants intercepted in Saint-Louis by the French Navy

The National Navy has boarded Thursday, August 24, 2024 a dugout canoe of clandestines off the coast of Saint-Louisiennes. The canoe...

NIGER – No military deployment after West African ultimatum expires

No troop deployment was observed Monday morning in Niger, where calm reigned in the capital, the day after the expiration of...

ILLEGAL EMIGRATION – 66 Senegalese migrants arrive in Tenerife

Sixty-six (66) people arrived during the day of Thursday, August 03, 2023 in Tenerife aboard two canoes. In one of them...

TOBACCO CONTROL: Seven out of 10 people protected by anti-smoking measures

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 5.6 billion people, or 71% of the world’s population, are now...

SENEGAL – Mamadou Niang celebrates Prophet Mouhamed PSL in his new single “Yoon...

  amadou Niang is a young and talented religious singer who was born and raised in Ndande Fall. Contrary to what many people think, he...

AFRICA – Migrant smuggling brings 59 billion CFA francs to smugglers per year

Illicit financial flows (FFI) from migrant smuggling from West Africa to Europe are estimated at more than $100 million per year,...

SENEGAL – At least 14 dead in the capsizing of a canoe off Ouakam

At least 14 lifeless bodies were found after a pirogue capsized on the night of Sunday to Monday, July 24, 2023...

CHAD – New camps built to welcome more and more refugees

More than 240,000 people from Sudan have crossed the border since hostilities began in Khartoum three months ago, according to RFI....

MIGRATIONS – 82 Senegalese rescued by the Spanish navy

A pirogue, with 82 candidates on board for irregular migration, was rescued by the Spanish navy on the night of Tuesday,...

MOROCCO – Capsizing of a migrant canoe: 8 young people from Rufisque among the...

We have not yet finished counting the tragedies of irregular migration that are currently shaking Senegal. After the capsizing of a...

IMMIGRATION – 276 migrants in Morocco soon repatriated to Senegal

The government is working to repatriate 276 Senegalese placed in a detention center in Dakhla, Morocco, revealed Thursday the Interior Minister,...

SENEGAL – 400 cases of measles recorded

Measles is back in force, with more than "400 cases recorded nationally". It is a revelation of Doctor Boly Diop, responsible...

SENEGAL – Capsizing of a pirogue in the Saint-Louis breach: At least 6 bodies...

A capsizing of a canoe in the Saint-Louis breach in Senegal occurred on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The preliminary report shows...

GUINEA – Five bodies found after the collapse of two buildings in Conakry

The dead bodies of five people were found Tuesday, July 11, 2023 under the rubble of two buildings under construction that...

CHAD – Central African refugees fear being forgotten

Surrounded by countries in crisis, Chad has just adopted a particularly progressive law cited by the UN as a model for...

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS – The world risks missing the Millennium Development Goals

Failure to redouble global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which promise a better world for all, could fuel...

MISSING MIGRANTS – Greenpeace Africa denounces the impact of the neo-colonial exploitation of resources

Greenpeace Africa expresses its deep «sadness» and «indignation» at the disappearance of several boats of migrants from Senegal. According to Agence...

NIGERIA – Curfew established after new attacks in central Nigeria

A curfew was set on Sunday in an area in central Nigeria after further attacks between communities that killed at least...

AFRICA – Black hunting in Tunisia: The President does not call for calm among...

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed, known for his biased remarks about sub-Saharan migrants, did not call for calm among his fellow citizens....

BENIN – The army receives French helicopters to fight terrorism

Faced with insecurity in the north, due to attacks by armed groups, the Beninese head of state is strengthening the military...

NIGERIA – 5 dead and 11 wounded in the north-east of the country

An armed attack in northeastern Nigeria in Damboa killed five people and wounded eleven others, according to two commanders of a...

HEALTH – WHO recommends stricter policies to protect children from food marketing

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new policy directive yesterday to protect children from the harmful effects of food marketing.The...

TABASKI 2023 – Senegalese celebrate Eid El Kebir in the Division

As at the Korité festival, Senegal also celebrates Tabaski in the division. The Coordination of Muslims of Dakar (CMS) has set...

PELAGIC MECCA 2023 – Senegal has three fatalities

Senegal recorded three (3) deaths in Mecca. The general delegation to the pilgrimage informs that the first death was recorded at...

REPORT – One in 10 widows live in poverty

Although there are more than 258 million widows in the world, they have always been invisible, unsupported and unaccounted for in...

SENEGAL-GUINEA – Deportation of Guineans to Senegal: Conacry accuses Senegalese authorities

hef of the Transitional Government evoked cases of mistreatment suffered by ECOWAS nationals taken, according to him, as scapegoats in internal...

SAHEL FOOD CRISIS – Senegal among the 8 countries of the 16 selected

The 2023 regional report of the Inter-State Standing Committee for the Fight against Drought in the Sahel (CILSS) on food crises...

DEATH OF DEMONSTRATORS – FRAPP releases a provisional assessment of 26 gunshot deaths at...

The Front for an anti-imperialist People’s and Pan-African Revolution (FRAPP) has established a provisional record of 26 gunshot deaths, this Tuesday,...

GLOBAL WARMING – Climate shocks lead to deteriorating security conditions

With approximately 3.5 billion people living in “climate hotspots”, the risks associated with peace and security can only increase, said the...

SENEGAL/DEMONSTRATIONS – UN calls for independent investigation into the death of 16 protesters

The UN Office for Human Rights said on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, “deeply concerned” about the human rights situation in Senegal...

SENEGAL – UCAD Academic Council decides to continue the year with online courses

The Academic Council of the University Cheikh Anta DIOP of Dakar, which met on Monday, June 12, 2023 under the chairmanship...

SENEGAL – Ndèye Khady Ndiaye’s lawyers appealed in the Sweet Beauty case

Another twist in the Sweet Beauty case! Ndèye Khady Ndiaye’s lawyers have just filed an appeal this Wednesday, 07 2023. The...
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