Senegal

The Gorée Memorial is a memorial to the slave trade, but also to the "future", which will be used to "know how to forgive" and unite. The idea for this project goes back more than thirty years but it is finally starting to be realized. The final version was presented to Senegalese President Macky Sall on August 18 during a meeting with the structures involved.…

As in most African countries, and despite rapid urbanization, the agricultural sector is the main source of employment and income for the people of Senegal. But in rural areas, local shop stewards emphasize that income from agriculture does not eradicate poverty. Fadel Diop:in reality, the potential for family farms is not…

The political peasants are moving in the country, six months before the January 2022 local elections. An opposition coalition, which includes at least Pastef by Ousmane Sonko, the Senegalese Democratic Party Karim Wade, the Unity and Rally Party (PUR) and Taxawu Dakar is being formed. While discussions are ongoing, no official announcement has been made yet.…

Doudou Ndir, Director of the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), will today, Friday 19 August, conduct an inspection tour with the Administrative Committees of the Dakar, Pikine and Keur Massar Ministries to assess the progress of this process, which continues to be controversial. within the political class. as…

In Senegal, a series broadcast on social networks is still controversial. This time it is Cirque Noir, whose trailer was released last week, and which was the subject of a complaint from the Islamic NGO Jamra. as reported from Dakar,Thea OllivierIt's a first. The producers, screenwriters and actors of the series "Black Circus"…

In the aftermath of the accident that killed four people in Kaolack, in central Senegal, transport workers from Mali and Senegal are mobilizing to restore calm to the population and drivers. In Senegal, the national secretary of the Union des routiers condemns the retaliation from the Senegalese people against the Malian drivers…

In Senegal, the rains in recent days have already caused damage in several districts of Dakar as well as in several places in the country. These floods are repeated every year during the rainy season, to the great despair of the population. RFI went to the Rufisque district, which was particularly affected. as reported from…

How did European countries deal with this issue of restoring African works of art? Who are the ones who will return goods? Those who are still studying the project? The last stop for our tour of Europe in France. In 2017 in Ouagadougou, Emmanuel Macron promised to enable the temporary or permanent restoration of African heritage in Africa within five years. Results three and a half years later: France has presented two works, one in Senegal, the other in Madagascar and is returning 26 others to Benin. One team was voted…

The Grand Magal of Touba will be held well in two months, despite the resurgence of Covid-19. A decision was announced during a meeting between religious and administrative authorities. Magal de Touba empties millions of pilgrims each year to celebrate the departure of the founder of the Mouride Brotherhood, Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba. To be announced at the end of next September Grand Magal of Touba will be celebrated despite the Covid-19 pandemic. A statement from the spokesman for the caliph of the Mouride fraternity to the…

Mariaa Siga, 2021 © Stéphane Pineau With a calling card as her first album Asekaw, which she finally has the opportunity to defend on stage, the Senegalese singer Mariaa Siga claims herself and with conviction forms her musical imprint between folk and reggae. Seeing her dance enthusiastically in the audience to the sound of Elida Almeida's Cape Verdean funaná, which performed on the July evening at the Nuits du Sud…