Tag Archives: SENEGAL

Senegal’s President, Macky Sall declared on Monday a public holiday to celebrate the national football team’s first ever African Cup of Nations crown following their victory against Egypt, public television announced. Sall, who had been due to visit Comoros at the end of a trip that took in Egypt and …

Sadio Mane made up for missing from the spot in normal time to score the decisive penalty as Senegal overcame Mohamed Salah’s Egypt 4-2 in a shoot-out to win their first Africa Cup of Nations title after Sunday’s final finished goalless at the end of extra time. Mane had seen …

  Egypt beat Cameroon 3-1 on penalties to reach the Africa Cup of Nations final, ending the hosts’ hopes of glory on home soil. Thursday’s second semi-final finished goalless after 120 minutes but it was Egypt who prevailed in the shootout, just as they had in the last-16 against Ivory …

Liverpool football star and Senegal international Sadio Mane isn’t slowing down with his philanthropic endeavors back home as it was recently announced that the 29-year-old has donated £500,000 ($693,000) for the construction of a hospital in his hometown. The England-based footballer had paid a courtesy call on Senegalese President Macky …

AFPCopyright: AFP Ousmane Sonko’s arrest had sparked protestsImage caption: Ousmane Sonko’s arrest had sparked protests Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been barred from leaving the country to attend a conference scheduled for this week. He had been invited by economist Kako Nubukpo to take part in a convention on …

Senegal will on Thursday mark a day of national mourning for victims of the recent violent protests that left at least eight young people dead. The protests were sparked by the arrest of an opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, accused of rape and were the most serious seen in several years. …

The opposition leader in Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, whose arrest has sparked nationwide violent protest was released on Monday, March 8, 2021, but under judicial supervision according to his lawyers. Sonko was arrested and charged with rape which he denies and describes as politically motivated. He appeared in court on Monday, …

Schools in Senegal will shut until March 15, the education ministry said on Sunday, after days of violent protests that have paralysed parts of the capital Dakar and are expected to continue next week. At least five people have died in demonstrations sparked by the arrest on Wednesday of Ousmane …

A teenage student has become the fifth person known to have died in Senegal in protests that followed the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Wednesday. He was killed on Saturday in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the southern city of Diaobe. Protesters had tried to burn …

Large protests have hit Senegal for a third day as demonstrators burnt cars and clashed with police after the arrest of an opposition leader on Wednesday. Ousmane Sonko appeared in court on Friday accused of disrupting public order. He also faces a rape allegation. He denies the allegations and his …