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A well-known figure in the Senegalese environmental movement, Modou Fall, also known as “Plastic Man,” is raising the alarm about…

Paris Saint-Germain claimed the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, defeating English side Aston Villa 2-1 in Salzburg, Austria.

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye received former Liberian President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Dakar on Tuesday, ahead of a high-level continental forum on female governance.

The Senegalese government is taking steps to transform its traditional retail ecosystem through the launch of the national “Reference Shops” programme, unveiled on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, during a concept review and validation workshop in Dakar organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Three children under the age of five have died at the Amath Dansokho Regional Hospital in Kédougou following a diphtheria outbreak in southeastern Senegal.

Eighteen-year-old Senegalese international midfielder Bara Sapoko Ndiaye has committed his long-term future to FC Bayern Munich, signing his first professional contract through June 30, 2031.

Senegal’s exports reached CFAF524.7 billion in June 2026, up 4.4 per cent from the previous month, while imports surged by 26.7 per cent to CFAF653.6 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of CFAF128.9 billion, according to the Monthly Foreign Trade Statistics Bulletin published on Thursday by the National Agency of Statistics and Demography (ANSD).

U.S. payments giant PayPal has announced the expansion of its PYUSD stablecoin to 27 additional African markets, a strategic move aimed at facilitating cross-border payments and remittances while strictly adhering to local regulatory frameworks.

Representing the Senegalese Head of State, Minister of Energy and Petroleum Dr. El Hadji Abdourahmane Diouf attended the Infra for Africa 2026 Forum in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, held under the patronage of Tanzanian President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan.

Senegal’s Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Me Moussa Sarr, has issued an urgent directive calling on subject officials within his department to regularise their asset declarations ahead of an August 10, 2026 deadline.