January 28, 2008
Africa: Frontrunners Emerge in Group D
In Group D, Angola and Tunisia emerged as the clear frontrunners to qualify for the quarterfinals by defeating Senegal and South Africa respectively. Read more »
December 17, 2007
West Africa: Central Bank in Stalemate as Politics, Tradition Clash
A rift between heads of state of the eight-nation West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) has left the bloc's central bank, BCEAO, with an interim governor for over two… Read more »
October 02, 2007
Zimbabwe: Senegal's President Plans Visit
Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has announced plans to visit Zimbabwe this month to suggest an African Union-led mediation process to President Robert Mugabe. Wade told a… Read more »
October 01, 2007
Senegal: President Wade Wants 'More Fair' Trade
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has proposed a "level field" for free trade with Africa that would eliminate "unfair" agricultural subsidies and encourage… Read more »
August 19, 2007
Senegal: Senatorial Election Marked by Opposition Boycott
Some 14000 Senegalese parliamentarians and local officials are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect 35 of the 100 members of the newly created Senate in an election that… Read more »
August 17, 2007
Senegal: The Politics of Hip Hop in Dakar
After hip hop came to Africa in the 1980s and went from being a fad to an African youth movement, communities emerged in a number of countries to dominate the continent's hip… Read more »
Senegal: Democracy in Dakar
The documentary project, "Democracy in Dakar" highlights the impact hip hop artists have had on the democratic process in Senegal, shedding light on the politics of one… Read more »
July 13, 2007
Chad: No Special Court for Habré, Says Senegal
The Senegalese government on Thursday announced that the trial of former Chadian President Hissene Habré will not take place in a special court as initially suggested. Read more »
July 03, 2007
Africa: Youssou N'Dour Promotes Pan-African Vision
Youssou N'Dour has been named by Time, the American news magazine, as one of 100 men and women whose talent is transforming the world. As the Senegalese superstar's fame… Read more »
June 01, 2007
Senegal: Police Seize Radio Station Equipment
Sixty armed Senegalese government security agents raided the headquarters of a radio station yesterday, the Senegalese newspaper Wal Fadjri reported. Read more »
March 26, 2007
Senegal: The Doors of Senegal: Les Portes Du Senegal
This book reminded me two people I used to see at my literature class at the University of Paris VIII. Read more »
February 27, 2007
Senegal: Election Aftermath - Toward a Political Reshuffle
In the aftermath of Sunday's presidential election in Senegal, incumbent Abdoulaye Wade seems poised to remain in office, with early estimates indicating that he has obtained 55… Read more »
November 29, 2005
Senegal: Sufism and Religious Brotherhoods in Senegal
Sufism and Religious Brotherhoods in Senegal Read more »
June 12, 2005
Africa: G8 Debt Agreement to Benefit 23 African Countries; Separate Deal for Nigeria Mooted
The agreement on 100% debt relief for developing countries announced by finance ministers from the eight largest industrial nations on Saturday initially benefits 14 nations in… Read more »
May 20, 2005
Senegal: Africa Must Have Veto on UN Security Council, Foreign Minister Says
The African continent is entitled to at least one veto-wielding member at the United Nations Security Council, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, Senegal's minister of foreign affairs, said… Read more »
June 10, 2004
Africa: African Leaders Seek G8 Follow-Through
Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Senegal, Uganda and Algeria Presidents Meet G8 Today Read more »
June 08, 2004
Africa: Spotlight on Secondary Education in Africa
"Secondary Education in Africa: Lifeline to the Future" is the theme of the second conference with a sharp focus on secondary education in Africa (SEIA) currently being held in… Read more »
May 07, 2004
Africa: Eight African Nations Eligible For Millennium Challenge Account Assistance
The Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) voted Thursday to make 16 countries "eligible" for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) assistance this year. The… Read more »
June 20, 2003
Africa: White House Announces Five-Nation Africa Trip
The White House Friday formally announced that President George W. Bush will visit Africa between July 7 and 12. Read more »
June 09, 2003
Africa: Bush To Visit Africa In Early July; Three Countries on Current Itinerary
President George W. Bush is scheduled to visit three African nations in early July, White House officials report. Read more »
March 05, 2003
West Africa: What Went Wrong with Ivory Coast's Peace Process - by Senegal's Foreign Minister
Attempts to resolve the civil war in Cote d'Ivoire show scant progress. Three rebel factions still hold Ivory Coast's north, and parts of the west. Over a thousand people have… Read more »
Africa: Senegal Steers Steady Course on Iraq, Neither Paris nor Washington
There is a clear consensus among African governments that a unilateral move by the United States to engage militarily in Iraq would be a mistake. At last month's African Union… Read more »
January 14, 2003
Senegal: Popenguine - Women Join Hands to Revive a Community Resource
Wolimata Thiao is a towering, one-woman, tour de force. She has mobilised the women of Popenguine and surrounding villages, north of the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to reclaim and… Read more »
December 20, 2002
Africa: White House Prepares Multi-Nation Presidential Tour to Africa
President George Bush will make a six-day trip to Africa in January, his first visit to the continent as President of the United States. Read more »
October 02, 2002
Senegal: Ministers Resign Over Ferry Disaster
Two Senegalese ministers have resigned after last week's ferry catastrophe, which cost the lives of an estimated 1000 passengers. Official figures put the number of survivors at… Read more »