Malgré la volonté de Macky Sall d’aboutir rapidement à la  » tolérance zéro « , les avancées tardent à se concrétiser. Les défis demeurent colossaux, notamment dans la capitale.

[African Arguments] A collective of Senegalese artists and academics calls for President Macky Sall to be held accountable for his crimes.

Ils sont militants de la société civile, activistes ou membres de partis politiques : d’Aliou Sané à Guy-Marius Sagna, en passant par Cheikh Tidiane Dieye et, bien sûr, Ousmane Sonko, tour d’horizon des principales figures de la contestation.

[DW] The West African nation has been rocked by deadly protests in support of an opposition politician who’s been accused of rape. Young people seem to have lost trust in the government and are demanding change, experts say.

[Cameroon Tribune] It was during a nationwide address triggered by violent protests following the arrest of opposition leader Ousamane Sonko.

[Global Fund] Geneva — The Global Fund and Fondation CHANEL have signed a new agreement to set up a civil society-led fund to strengthen women’s and girls’ engagement in developing health policies, including Global Fund-related processes, in western and central Africa. The partnership, worth US$1.5 million, will run for three …

Le Sénégal s’achemine-t-il vers un paysage politique sans opposition ? Macky Sall et Ousmane Sonko ont livré chacun leur vision, antagoniste, des événements qui ont fait vaciller le pays pendant plusieurs jours.

Le cinéaste Alain Gomis achève une campagne de financement participatif pour boucler le budget d’une infrastructure de post-production cinématographique en Afrique de l’Ouest, le Centre Yennenga, à Dakar. L’arrivée de la première promotion est prévue pour les mois à venir.

[RFI] Senegalese President Macky Sall has called for peace and calm, in a message designed to defuse tensions after days of clashes and protests left at least five dead over the arrest of popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.

[Foroyaa] Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Gambia Armed Forces, (GAF) Lieutenant General Yakuba Drammeh, has recently returned home from Senegal where he embarked on a 4 – day working visit to his Senegalese Counterpart, Air Force General Birom Diop from 24 – 27 February 2021.