Senegal

An agent for National Education was fired after a controversy over a white bac topic on homosexuality. Last year students from the Academy of Rufisque, near Dakar, worked last week on a text by the American author Armistead Maupin, himself an LGBT rights activist. The choice of this topic has caused controversy in a country where homosexuality is oppressed. Homosexual rights activists are concerned…

Continuation and conclusion of Franck Riester's visit to Senegal on Tuesday 1 June before a second stage in Côte d'Ivoire. In Dakar, the French Minister for Foreign Trade and Attractiveness emphasized the partnership between the private sectors of the two countries. The Minister met especially young digital entrepreneurs. as…

In Senegal, calm returned on Monday morning, May 31, in Casamance in the south of the country. Yesterday, the army carried out airstrikes in an area west of Cassolole, near the border with Guinea-Bissau. They targeted parts of the MFDC's separatist movement. This sweep is in line with the army's operations in the region in January and February.…

The construction of the Amath-Dansokho Regional Hospital in Kédougou is part of a policy of better access to health care. Three other hospitals have been opened in Touba, Kaffrine and Sédhiou at a total cost of approximately CFA 97 billion (EUR 147.7 million). After more than two years of work, Kédougou Hospital is coming to free the population and healthcare staff, although there are some fears and issues left. The large white buildings at the new hospital with 150 beds denote the red laterite road that stretches several…

The Senegalese army carried out airstrikes and heavy weapons against a rebel-held base in Casamance, in southern Senegal, on the border between Bissau and Guinea. as reported from Dakar, Birahim ToureThis security operation aimed to dismantle the military bases of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) and allow…

In Dakar, the Théodore-Monod Museum reopened on May 18 after more than a year of closure linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. The museum has a rich collection of about 9,000 African works of art from about 20 countries. But it suffers from an outdated image, according to its curator. The long closure was therefore an opportunity to reflect on the improvement.…

Édouard Mendy kept his clean sheet with Chelsea in the Champions League final against Manchester City on Saturday 29 May. With the Blues' 1-0 victory, the goalkeeper reached an extraordinary peak in his career. Because the former Rennais has a lot to do with this European coronation obtained in Porto. The story of Édouard…

The Timbuktu Institute in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation presented its report on the security situation in the Kédougou region, in south-eastern Senegal, a border area between Mali and Guinea, on 27 May 27 May. as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idracThe "battle for the east" will take place, and we must prepare…

The Movement for the Defense of Democracy (M2D) presented its memorandum on Wednesday, May 26, on the violent demonstrations in March last year. This coalition of political parties and civil society associations supports Ousmane Sonko, the opponent accused of allegedly raping an employee of a massage parlor. This deal had led to riots that left 13 dead. After the government last month, M2D in turn reversed its version of events. It is a 55-page document, including appendices. In this memorandum, M2D states that it…

A conviction and acquittal for two men accused of organizing Doudou Faye's trip. This young teenager, who dreamed of becoming a football player, died at sea in October last year during an illegal attempt to go to Spain. A case that aroused strong feelings in the country. And on Tuesday, therefore, the Mbour court sentenced a man who was considered a smuggler.…