Banyana Banyana out to tame Senegal’s Lionesses in crunch Wafcon quarterfinal clash

The last time Banyana Banyana lost a match at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) was when they were defeated 1-0 by Ghana during the bronze medal playoff of the 2016 edition. Since then, Desiree Ellis’ team have been nearly impenetrable at...

Cine Junction returns with bigger line-up, spotlight on Senegalese cinema

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France ends military presence in West Africa, hands over bases in Senegal

In a significant step toward its withdrawal from the wider region, France on Thursday turned over control of its final significant military facility in Senegal, ending its long-standing military presence in the West African nation. General Pascal...

Chanel Will Return to New York City with Métiers d’Art Collection

START SPREADING THE NEWS: Chanel is returning to the New York runway for the first time in seven years. The French fashion house will present its first Métiers d’Art collection designed by Matthieu Blazy on Dec. 2, it said on Thursday. The exact...

Wig ban only lasts a day in Senegal theatre after backlash

A sudden and swiftly reversed ban on wigs, hair extensions, and skin-lightening products at an iconic theatre in Senegal's capital, Dakar, has ignited a widespread public backlash - laying bare deep tensions around identity, gender politics, and...

Senegalese player Sidi is on Qadsia’s radar

Senegalese center-back Abdou Sidi KUWAIT CITY, July 16: Tunisian media have reported that, currently with Tunisia’s Ben Guerdane is a strong candidate to join Kuwaiti side Qadsia. The player has also received offers from Libyan club Al-Ahly and...

World : France Returns Last Military Bases To Senegal, Ends Decades-Long Military Presence: Reports

ISTANBUL, July 17 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- France on Thursday returned its last military bases in Senegal in an official ceremony, marking an end to the former coloniser’s decades-long military presence in the West African country, Anadolu Ajansi (AA)...

Clinical Banyana hit four past Mali, will face Senegal next

Heading into their final group match on Monday night, Banyana Banyana had already booked their place in the last eight, but needed a win to guarantee top spot and a more favourable path in the knockouts. And they delivered in style, beating Mali...

Journalist group urges Senegal to release news commentator, protect press freedom

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Senegalese authorities to immediately release news commentator Badara Gadiaga, cease the arrest of journalists, and end retaliation against media outlets critical of the government. CPJ’s...

Soccer-West Ham sign Senegal defender Diouf

Soccer Football - Europa League - Round of 16 - First Leg - AC Milan v Slavia Prague - San Siro, Milan, Italy - March 7, 2024 AC Milan's Christian Pulisic in action with Slavia Prague's El Hadji Malick Diouf REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo...

Trump's America co-hosting the biggest global sport event may be an issue. Here's why

The FIFA Club World Cup, called "the undisputed pinnacle of global club football" by the governing body's president, came to a close after weeks of poor ticket sales, empty seats and significant weather delays. Despite Gianni Infantino's claims...

Trendsetter: Get to Know Local Jazz Musician Leland Baker

Photograph courtesy oF Rebecca Zilenziger/@rz_portraits. How did you first get into jazz? I started playing saxophone when I was fourteen in high school. It wasn’t until I got to college that I dove into the art of jazz, started studying it and...

Beyond The English: The Media Missed Liberia’s Moment

When President Donald J. Trump recently praised President Joseph N. Boakai’s “beautiful English” at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, social media lit up. The video clip went viral. Amid the noise, journalists in both the U.S. and Liberia failed to...

Looted art: the battle for looted treasures

Centuries after Europe’s colonial scramble, the fight to reclaim looted masterpieces, from West African “talking drums” to Greece’s Parthenon Marbles, has become a diplomatic flash-point. Here’s where the biggest restitution battles stand today....

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Trump enacts stablecoin regulations, a major milestone for crypto industry WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law new regulations for a type of cryptocurrency, a major milestone for an industry that has spent heavily to...

Authorities in Senegal have officially abandoned Akon’s $6 billion futuristic pan-African city project

Authorities in Senegal have officially abandoned Akon’s $6 billion futuristic pan-African city project and have reclaimed most of the land that was to be used for it, according to a report by Bloomberg. Akon, in 2018, described his smart city...

Music mogul from N.J. planned to build futuristic African city. It will now become $1 billion resort.

An African country has scrapped a legendary musician’s plans to build a futuristic city in his native land. Music mogul Akon, who grew up in Union City and Newark, originally aimed to build a cryptocurrency-themed “Akon City” along Senegal’s coast...

Senegal Shuts Down Akon City Project Over Lack Of Progress

According to Bloomberg, the plan was to build a high-tech smart city in Mbodiène, a coastal town located about 80 kilometres from Dakar. Naija News reports that after years of little progress and missed deadlines, the government has taken back...

Senegal's leader flatters Trump with comments…

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye called Trump a 'tremendous' golfer with skills in 'concentration and precision' that 'make for a great leader.' The compliments came as Trump met at the White House with five African leaders to discuss...