A collision between two buses in central Senegal has left 40 people dead and dozens injured. Preliminary investigations suggested that one of the buses suffered a burst tyre and collided head-on with an oncoming bus, officials said. President Macky Sall has declared three days of mourning and has promised to[Read More…]
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Senegal’s Macky Sall: G20 To Consider AU Membership In 2023
The African Union (AU) has been demanding for several decades a seat in this exclusive intergovernmental club of nations. The age old grievance is on the verge of being resolved. In Bali, Indonesia, members of the Group of Twenty (G20), an intergovernmental forum made up of the nineteen most developed[Read More…]
Senegal’s Main Opposition Leader, Ousmane Sonko, Denies Rape Charges
Senegal’s main opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has appeared in a Dakar court over rape accusations with his lawyer calling the case a state “conspiracy” that should be dropped. He is accused of raping an employee of a beauty salon where he was getting a massage and his arrest in March[Read More…]
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