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French troops leave Senegal, but Dakar maintains ties with Paris
At the request of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, all French military bases in Senegal have now been handed over.
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When policing Black women’s bodies backfires in Senegal
After backlash, Serigne Fall Gueye, director of the Grand Théâtre, reverses ban on wigs, weaves and bleaching imposed under ...
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Banyana out to avoid potential banana skin against Senegal
South Africa will tussle it out with Senegal in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations Group quarterfinal match at the Honneur ...
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Trump’s Africa summit: outsourcing America’s immigration problem?
The US president reportedly asked the five African nations at his summit to accept third-country asylum seekers.
Senegal working on rebasing country's GDP, finance ministry says
Senegal has begun recalculating its gross domestic product using an updated base year in a move that could result in an ...
Akon says his ‘Akon City’ project in Senegal is under attack by misinformation but is still happening
The “Smack That” rapper and singer also provided an update on the country album that he’s working on in Nashville.
Wig ban only lasts a day in Senegal theatre after backlash
Wigs are ever-popular in Senegal - as sported here by supermodel Naomi Campbell at a recent fashion show in Dakar A sudden ...
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Senegal, Zimbabwe, eight other African countries with highest petrol prices in July 2025
In Kenya, fuel is sold at $1.428 (₦ 2183.145) per litre. High fuel prices stem from reliance on imports, global market ...