Tag Archives: Sunugal

[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.

[The Point] Interior Minister Antoine Diome said on Friday in a statement delivered in the State TV that the 3 days of riots in Senegal, which starting on March 3rd to 5th has claimed 4 lives. Last evening sources confirmed the death of another person, making the death toll 5 …

[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.

[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.

Au Sénégal, où les manifestations qui ont suivi l’arrestation d’Ousmane Sonko ont viré à l’émeute, plusieurs enseignes françaises ont été prises pour cible. Des pillages symptomatiques de la grogne  » anti-néocolonialisme économique  » portée de longue date par la jeunesse du pays.

[DW] Government critic Ousmane Sonko was charged with rape but then freed from detention as police clashed with protesters in Senegal.