(JollofNews) – Thirteen people have died in dozens of traffic accidents in central Senegal related to an annual Muslim festival, the Magal, emergency services said Wednesday.

(JollofNews) – Senegal plans to ban women from wearing the full-face Islamic veil in public in an attempt to curb jihadi activity, the interior minister has said.

(JollofNews) – Senegal’s President Macky Sall has called for African countries to promote a “tolerant Islam” and share intelligence to combat jihadist groups, while acknowledging recent arrests of preachers.