Senegal Threatens Legal Action Over Public Fund Mismanagement

The Senegalese government has announced possible legal action against those implicated in serious financial mismanagement under former President Macky Sall, following a damning Audit Office report released this week. The independent audit, covering Sall’s …

Tinubu Heads To Senegal On Tuesday.

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is scheduled to travel to Dakar, Senegal, on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 to attend the inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. In a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on …

U17, U20 Chipolopolo draw Morocco, Senegal in AFCON groups

THE Zambia Under-17 Men’s National Team has been drawn in Group A of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) alongside tournament hosts Morocco, as well as Uganda and Tanzania. The draw presents a familiar challenge for the young Chipolopolo, …

Senegal warns of legal action over mismanagement of public funds

Senegal’s government on Thursday announced that it could take legal action against those responsible for “serious breaches” and mismanagement of the country’s public finances under former president Macky Sall. The Audit Office, which is independent of …

Overcrowded prisons could spark violence, disease, UN expert warns Senegal

The UN’s top expert on torture on Thursday criticised overcrowding in Senegal’s prisons, warning that it could spark violence at any moment or lead to the spread of disease. Alice Jill Edwards, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on torture, described …

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Senegal says finances 'shredded' under ex-president

Senegal’s government on Wednesday said its predecessor had “shredded” the west African country’s public purse after auditors found “anomalies” in the debt figures racked up under former president Macky Sall. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, a firebrand critic …

France, Senegal say in talks to arrange departure of French troops

PARIS (Reuters) - Senegal and France will set up a joint commission to organize the departure of French troops from Senegal and the restitution of French military bases by the end of 2025, the foreign ministers of both countries said in a joint statement …

Senegal’s rail network: a 2,000 km programme of new tracks in prospect

Senegal is planning a major project to modernize its rail network with the construction of 2,000 kilometres of standard gauge track. This programme, announced by Ibrahima Ba, Managing Director of the Société nationale des chemins de fer du Sénégal (SN-CFS …

Trailblazing African film-maker and Cannes winner dies

Malian film director Souleymane Cissé, one of the pioneers of African cinema, has died aged 84. His daughter, Mariam Cissé, confirmed his death at clinic in the capital Bamako, expressing shock and mourning "the loss of a man who dedicated his life to …