Pas moins de 136 postulants se sont lancés dans la course aux 52 000 parrainages nécessaires pour se présenter à l’élection présidentielle au Sénégal. Parmi eux, nombre d’anonymes dont les motivations interrogent…

Dans l’attente du résultat de l’appel d’offres du contrat d’approvisionnement des zones urbaines du pays, la société refuse d’envisager son éviction au profit de Suez ou de Veolia.

Après de nombreux petits rôles et quantité de concerts, le Sénégalais Moustapha Mbengue est pour la première fois en haut de l’affiche dans Amin. Portrait d’un acteur pétri de talent.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -In some countries, people with albinism are targeted for their body parts which are prized in witchcraft

[Nation] The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday nominated Senegal as the host country for the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2022.

[This is Africa] Soham El Wardini, former deputy mayor of Dakar, has taken over the position of her predecessor, Khalifa Sall, who was imprisoned in March 2017 for corruption. Wardini polled 64 votes against her opponent’s 13 votes and 11 votes for Moussa Sy and Banda Diop respectively.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Dakar -Omar was 10 years old when he was first beaten with sticks and chased from the schoolyard by children shouting « goor-jigeen », meaning « man-woman » in the Senegalese language Wolof.

[The Point] Gambian striker Madi Fatty has joined Senegal’s first division side Teungueth FC after spending the second half of last season at Casa Sports where he scored nine goals.

[Leadership] FIBA Africa President,Hamane Niang has urged African countries to build on Nigeria and Senegal’s successful outing at the just concluded FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2018 in Tenerife, Spain. For the first time in the competition’s history, two African nations achieved a milestone by moving out of the group …

[Foroyaa] Gambia wrestling sensation and Bakau-based Rambo is taking tutorial with Senegal’s Siteu ahead of his clash with Ndongo Lo.