Senegal

A delegation from the Saudi-Senegalese Parliamentary Friendship Committee of the Shoura Council, led by Dr. Ayman bin Saleh Fadel, council member and committee chairman, met Senegal’s Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs…
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Ghana’s president Friday urged his visiting Senegalese counterpart to use his goodwill within the Economic Community of West African States to help resolve disputes with Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye…
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Hosts Ivory Coast stunned Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, knocking out the reigning champions on penalties in the last 16 to keep their hopes of winning the title on home soil alive. A week ago it looked as if the…
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Sadio Mane scored late to seal a 3-1 win for defending champions Senegal over Cameroon and secure progress to the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage on Friday. Mane was mobbed by teammates after sweeping in the third goal in the fifth…
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At least 17 people were found dead after a boat capsized in Senegal’s capital, said local officials on Monday. The bodies were discovered by the navy early in the morning and are believed to be migrants because of the type of boat they…
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Senegalese President Macky Sall prayed at the Prophet’s Mosque on Wednesday. Several officials from the Agency of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Prophet’s Mosque received the president. The Senegalese president arrived…
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Defending champions Senegal, South Africa and Burkina Faso qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations in matchday four on Tuesday while Namibia are close to joining them after a shock win over Cameroon. Reigning African Footballer of the…
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Sadio Mane put his World Cup disappointment behind him by scoring on his return to international action as Senegal swept past Mozambique 5-1 in African Cup of Nations qualifying on Friday. Mane darted behind the defense to poke home a…
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Eleven newborn babies died in a hospital fire in the western Senegalese city of Tivaouane, the president of the country said late Wednesday. Just before midnight in Senegal, Macky Sall announced on Twitter that 11 infants had died in the…
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Sadio Mané sent his country to the World Cup at the expense of Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah on Tuesday as Senegal beat Egypt 3-1 in a penalty shootout after their playoff ended 1-1 on aggregate. Senegal’s victory, with Mané hitting…
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