Topic: Senegal

Senegal migrant shipwreck death toll climbs to at least 26

By AFP   2024-09-11 04:37:43

Senegal's navy said Tuesday that at least 26 people died after a migrant boat sank off the coast two days earlier, in the latest migration-linked tragedy to occur off West Africa.

At least nine migrants perish off Senegal's coast

By AFP   2024-09-10 04:52:46

At least nine people have died after their boat sank off the coast of Senegal, the navy said Monday, in the latest migration-linked tragedy to occur off West Africa.

Senegalese girls can become wrestlers and win, but only until marriage

By VOA   2024-08-18 23:23:41

In the Casamance region, home to the Jola ethnic group, women traditionally wrestle alongside men. At a recent training session in Mlomp, most teenagers on the sandy ground were girls.

Senegal president Faye calls for 'renewed dialogue' with national press

By AFP   2024-08-15 06:54:51

President Faye called for "appropriate recovery measures" for the national press, following sweeping strikes by the media industry over perceived economic pressures and threats to press freedom.

Unregistered Senegal youth struggle for legal status

By VOA   2024-07-22 10:05:07

Of the more than 300,000 students registered for the end of elementary school exams, almost 70,000 had no civil status documents, the examinations department said.

Kenya Simbas hammer Senegal to reach Rugby Africa Cup semis

By Washington Onyango   2024-07-20 16:07:52

Eugene Sifuna and Beldad Ogeta bagged a brace each as Kenya saw off Senegal 36-17 on Saturday.