Senegal: How Did a Major Mangrove Restoration Project in Senegal End Up Selling 'Ghost Carbon'?

Nature-based solutions have become central to global climate strategies. From tropical forests to wetlands, restoring nature means trees and plants can capture carbon dioxide,… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Ruling Alliance Has Split - Will Political Turmoil Follow?

Power struggles often play out in Senegal's political arena, both within a party and between rival parties. To summarise British foreign minister Lord Palmerston's argument in… Read more »

Senegal: In Senegal, a 2,000-Year-Old Iron Workshop Sheds New Light On the Past

How was iron produced 2,000 years ago in Senegal? A recent study at the Didé West 1 archaeological site, in the Falémé Valley in eastern Senegal, sheds light… Read more »

Senegal: Afcon Controversy - What a Sports Law Specialist Says About Senegal Being Stripped of the Title

Two months after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) final, which was won by Senegal in January 2026, the appeal board of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) decided to… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Stripped of Title - Afcon Ruling Is Lawful, but It Puts CAF's Reputation At Risk

The appeals board of African football's ruling body, the Confederation of African Football (Caf), on 17 March overturned the outcome of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)… Read more »

Africa: Oil Price Surge Is Hurting African Economies - Scholars in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa Take Stock

The attacks by the US and Israel on Iran, which started on 28 February 2026, upended key supply chains, driving oil prices above US$100 a barrel. The spike followed Iran's closure… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Crisis - Why Debt Restructuring May Be the Least Bad Option

Senegal is facing a serious debt crisis. The IMF estimated the country's debt at 132% of GDP at the end of 2024. Debt servicing costs are projected at 5.5 trillion CFA francs… Read more »

Senegal: Khaby Lame Is the World's Most Followed Tiktoker - the Story of a Senegalese-Born Star Who Sold His Identity

His name is Khabane Lame, but he is known worldwide as Khaby Lame. Born in Dakar, Senegal, he is the most followed content creator on TikTok. Read more »

Senegal: Thiaroye Massacre - Report On the French Killing of Senegalese Troops in 1944 Exposes a Painful History

The Thiaroye camp near Dakar was a Senegalese army barracks housing African soldiers called "tirailleurs sénégalais" (Senegalese riflemen). It welcomed men returning… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Credit Rating - Moody's Latest Downgrade Was Questionable - Here's Why

The decision by the rating agency Moody's to downgrade Senegal's sovereign credit rating in late October 2025 triggered an immediate week-long sell-off in Senegal's Eurobonds. This… Read more »

Cameroon: Yaoundé Is Set to Sizzle At 38°c By 2030 - How Green Design Could Cool Cameroon's Capital

Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital, is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city where green hills meet modern architecture, creating a harmonious blend of culture, history and urban… Read more »

Africa: Africa's 'Great Green Wall' Is Stalling - in Senegal Very Few Planted Areas Show Progress

Africa's Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometre-wide band of trees across the north of Africa. The African Union launched the project in 2007… Read more »

Senegal: Colonialism and Climate Risk Are Connected - Evidence From Ghana and Senegal

The experience of colonialism led to economies and societies being re-arranged in ways that have had far-reaching consequences. Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Rating Downgrade - Credit Agencies Are Punishing Countries That Don't Check Their Numbers

Senegal's dramatic two-notch credit rating downgrade in February 2025 by the credit rating agency Moody's was followed by a Standard & Poor's downgrade in July. Read more »

Senegal: Sex Workers in Colonial Senegal Were Policed By France - Book Explores a Racist History

Desiring Whiteness is an award-winning book by historian Caroline Séquin. It explores the intertwined histories of commercial sex work and racial politics in France and the… Read more »