Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Diogo Jota: ‘You Left Us In Your Prime’ – Sadio Mane Mourns Ex-teammate
Naija News
·
July 7, 2025
A former Liverpool star, Sadio Mane, has joined the host of others in grieving the demise of his ex-teammate, Diogo Jota, who tragically died last week in a road accident alongside his brother, André Silva. Naija News reports that the tragic...
"Plant is a walking treasury of tales that stretch way back before Led Zeppelin": Paul Weller shares new single featuring vocals from Robert Plant
Louder
·
July 6, 2025
Paul Weller has released a new single, Clive’s Song. The track, which was recorded at Weller's Black Barn studios in Ripley, Surrey, comes from his upcoming covers album Find El Dorado, and features guest vocals from Led Zeppelin legend Robert...
Minister endorses West Africa Industrial Summit To Drive Regional Economic Growth
News Investigators Nigeria
·
June 30, 2025
News Investigators/ The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has formally endorsed the 2025 West Africa Industrialisation, Manufacturing, and Trade (IMT) Summit and Exhibition. John Enoh, Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and...
Kosmos Energy And Partners Achieve Commercial Operations At Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project
MENAFN
·
June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The project partners on the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG development – situated on the maritime border of Senegal and Mauritania – have started commercial operations. The Gimi FLNG vessel – owned by maritime infrastructure...
Illegal fishing and its consequences: the human toll of migration in Senegal
Mongabay
·
June 30, 2025
In 2024, more than 2,000 people are believed to have died at sea while attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands from Senegal and the Gambia. According to the NGO Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), people from Senegalese fishing communities...
Senegal’s Debt Burden Reaches Critical Threshold
Arabian Post
·
June 25, 2025
Senegal’s public debt rose sharply to unsustainable levels by the end of March 2025, the finance ministry disclosed, underscoring an ongoing struggle between escalating expenditures and faltering revenue streams. Debt servicing costs soared by...
Sunderland linked with Senegal striker after 14-goal breakout season – report
Sunderland Echo
·
June 29, 2025
The Black Cats are reportedly tracking Lorient forward Sambou Soumano following his breakout campaign Sunderland are reportedly eyeing a move for Lorient striker Sambou Soumano, with the Senegalese forward attracting interest from a number of...
China-Senegal relations enter new phase with renewed political, economic cooperation
Business Insider Africa
·
June 28, 2025
During a high-level meeting in Beijing on Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, and commended the significant progress achieved by both nations since the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. "China...
President Xi Jinping says China, Senegal inject fresh impetus into Global South cooperation
IOL
·
China is willing to work with Senegal to strengthen solidarity and cooperation, deepen their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, bring more benefits to the two peoples, and inject fresh impetus into China-Africa friendship and Global...
Senegal tops the Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa 2024
ESI Africa
·
June 23, 2025
Senegal and Kenya have jointly claimed the top spot in the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) latest Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) for Africa 2024. Uganda, Namibia and Tanzania round out the top five performers, with Niger (number 10 on the...
Senegal’s debt surges amid fiscal pressures as government struggles to balance spending
WHTC - Michigan
·
June 24, 2025
By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Senegal’s public debt climbed sharply by end-March 2025, data from the finance ministry showed, underlining the government’s struggle to balance spending with revenue generation amid persistent fiscal...
Senegal improves its agri-food value chains through farming cooperatives
Sierra Leone Telegraph
·
June 23, 2025
International Trade Centre (ITC): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2025: Agricultural cooperatives let farmers pool their resources so they can get better prices for their produce and access more markets, including overseas. In Senegal, nearly...
Xi meets Ecuadorian president, Senegalese PM in Beijing
Global Times
·
Top news Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on Friday. The two foreign leaders had just concluded their participation in the 2025 Summer Davos forum in...
Premier Li hails fruitful results in China-Senegal cooperation
CGTN
·
Premier Li Qiang on Friday spoke highly of the fruitful results China and Senegal have achieved in their cooperation during a meeting with Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on Friday. Li said over the years, China and Senegal have...
Chinese premier meets Senegal's counterpart
Xinhua News Agency
·
BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Prime Minister of Senegal Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on Friday. Li said over the years, China and Senegal have respected each other, treated each other as equals, and carried out...
Xi: China, Senegal inject fresh impetus into Global South cooperation
CGTN
·
China is willing to work with Senegal to strengthen solidarity and cooperation, deepen their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, bring more benefits to the two peoples, and inject fresh impetus into China-Africa friendship and Global...
A sustainable agricultural intensification approach enhances food security & land conservation in Senegal, finds study
Down to Earth
·
An innovative sustainable agricultural intensification approach in Senegal can enhance food security and land conservation through strategic crop choices in the West African country, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the...
IEA questions government decision to extend Tullow Oil's production licence to 2040
GhanaWeb
·
June 27, 2025
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has raised concerns over indications that government intends extending the production licence of Tullow Oil PLC (Tullow) to 2040, following a recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing between the...
Suzuki By CFAO GM dedicates transport awards to loyal customers
The Sun Nigeria
·
July 6, 2025
By Moses Akaigwe Mrs. Aissatou Diouf, general manager of Suzuki By CFAO, has expressed delight over her recent “Distinguished Auto Personality of the Year Award’” and the “Mini Bus of the Year Award” given to the Suzuki Eeco at the last Nigeria...
West Africa Has The Potential To Sustainably Transform Its Food Systems, Says Ms. Bintia Stephen-Tchicaya, Acting Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO) Subregional Coordinator For West Africa
MENAFN
·
June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The 2025 Regional Report on Food and Nutrition Security in the Sahel and West Africa, reveals that nearly 52 million people in the region are affected by food insecurity. In an interview with the African Press Agency (APA...