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  • At a Y'en A Marre protest in Senegal in 2011. Credit: seneweb.
    Editor's PicksPoliticsSenegal

    “People will become more radical”: Senegal and the limits of protest

    By Ndongo Samba Sylla & Leo Zeilig
    October 18, 2022
    Senegal has a rich history of social movements, but they have done more to resolve political conflicts than open up new horizons…at least up ...
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  • PoliticsSenegal

    Senegal: Impunity for Macky Sall’s regime must end

    By Various co-signatories
    March 12, 2021
    A collective of Senegalese artists and academics calls for President Macky Sall to be held accountable for his crimes. Since the arrest of leading ...
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  • The presidents of Benin, Senegal and Guinea in West Africa are all tightening their grip on power in questionable ways. Credit: Presidence Benin/GPE-Heather Shuker/DoC.
    BeninGuineaPoliticsSenegal

    Benin’s unrest reflects a broader worrying trend in West Africa

    By Isabel Linzer
    May 8, 2019
    Across West Africa, several countries’ democratic reputations are under threat. Last week, Benin was propelled into the international spotlight as security forces fired on ...
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  • Senegal port. View from one of the classrooms of Miniam Primary School. It is located 388m from the coal-fired power plant that is soon in operation. According to teachers, there is still no plan to relocate the school. Credit: Pierre Vanneste.
    EconomySenegalSociety

    “Only the port will remain”: Senegal’s grand vision and its discontents

    By Laurence Grun
    April 8, 2019
    Senegal plans to build a large port at Bargny-Sendou, but fishermen, farmers, nomads and residents are pushing back. On 27 November 2017, Prime Minister ...
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  • Museum of Black Civlisations in Dakar, Senegal.
    Africa InsidersSenegalSociety

    Insiders Insight: A tale of two museums

    By Africa Insiders
    December 11, 2018
    If you haven’t subscribed to the Insiders Newsletter, you’re missing out on the juiciest insights from our top journalists and analysts. To subscribe, click HERE. ...
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  • Nigeria are one of a few teams with a good chance of getting into the knockout stages. Credit: Nigeria Super Eagles.
    EgyptMoroccoNigeriaSenegalTunisia

    How far can Africa go at the World Cup?

    By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu
    June 13, 2018
    Meet the five African teams hoping to make history at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament kicks off ...
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  • Montreal morning. Credit: Jazmin Million.
    AlgeriaCameroonChadCongo-BrazzavilleEconomyGabonSenegal

    Montreal: the latest hotspot for Africa’s rulers to keep their wealth?

    By Emmanuel Freudenthal & Hugo Joncas
    June 3, 2017
    A new African Arguments investigation has found that politically-exposed African nationals hold Canadian real estate worth several millions of dollars. The study, conducted in ...
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  • Photo of the WeekSenegal

    Photo of the Week: Senegal’s Salt Lakes

    By Sebastian Gil Miranda
    April 28, 2017
    Seydou is a worker at Lac Rose, the largest salt flat in Senegal and one of the most important in the region. Hundreds of ...
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  • PoliticsSenegal

    Senegal: Why did President Sall pardon a rival convicted of embezzling over $200 million?

    By Alpha Kamara
    July 26, 2016
    Karim Wade (aka “The Minister of Earth and Skies” and “Mr 15%”) is the influential son of the former president and could run against Macky ...
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