Health workers and activists are demanding women be allowed access to medically safe abortions in cases such as rape, as illegal abortions are now one of the leading causes of ... Read more »
Health Minister Awa Marie Coll Seck told reporters that the infected person is a Guinean student who sought treatment at a hospital in Dakar. Read more »
In addition to imposing controls on boats and ships hailing from Ebola-hit countries, Senegal has shut its border with neighboring Guinea. Read more »
Police used teargas to disperse hundreds of supporters of Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade, who stands accused of illegally amassing a fortune of U.S.$240 ... Read more »
Two days after the resignation of his predecessor, Mohamed Dionne, who is reported to be a close aide of President Macky Sall, has been named the new prime minister. Read more »
Diabetics in Senegal can now receive - for the first time - free, daily text messages with recommendations for fasting before, during and after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Read more »
World-renowned Senegalese music star Baaba Maal is set to headline the second edition of Koroga Festival in Nairobi. Read more »
World-renowned Senegalese music star Baaba Maal is on a musical journey to create a united world. Read more »
A project aimed at protecting forests in Senegal's Casamance region has helped locals lay aside their political differences, writes Louise Hunt for The Guardian. Read more »
There are unconfirmed reports that President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia has ordered the closure of his country's border with Senegal in what is believed to a dispute over the transport ... Read more »
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