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Dakar intends to strengthen its efforts against diet-related non-communicable diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, kidney disease, and cancer, by focusing more…
Officers from Dakar’s Regional Narcotics Brigade arrested a female suspect on August 1, 2026, following the interception of an international freight shipment containing 10.60 kilograms of hashish, 193 grams of suspected cocaine powder, and 170 grams of MDMA-infused edibles.
The 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games will feature 25 sports from October 31 to November 13 in Senegal. Among the…
Female religious leadership is emerging as a critical, underutilized mechanism in counter-radicalization across West Africa following a joint UN Human Rights and UNODC initiative in Dakar, Senegal.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Senegalese authorities have reached a Staff-Level Agreement on the key economic policies to support a new 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement worth approximately $2.2 billion, the international financial institution announced on Tuesday.
Senegal and the United States are strengthening customs cooperation through an electronic data-sharing mechanism aimed at better anticipating risks associated with international cargo and more effectively combating illicit trafficking and transnational organised crime.
Senegal and the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) are strengthening their cooperation in preparation for the…
Health authorities have identified 19 new cases of diphtheria across the Kedougou, Saraya, and Salemata health districts in southeastern Senegal, bringing the total number of fatalities linked to the late-July outbreak to three, according to the state-run Senegalese Press Agency (APS).
Senegal’s Ministry of Industry and Trade officially announced on Monday the lifting of the temporary freeze on onion imports, bringing an end to a regulatory hold first implemented on January 16, 2026.
Rangelands cover more than half of the Earth’s land surface and generate between $21 trillion and $47 trillion in annual economic and environmental benefits, yet they remain severely underfunded globally.