'I investigated the salmon industry - it's an ecological crime against humanity'

Maxime Carsel is an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker who has written a book, published this week, about the industry. Titled Un poison commé saumon (A Poison Called Salmon, the title being a play on 'poisson', the French word for...

Senegal fishermen blame one project by Oil giant BP for why dem no dey catch fish like before

Evri day, Gora Fall, fisherman or Senegal northern city of Saint-Louis, dey go to di sea wit a mix of emotions: hope and frustration. E dey hope to catch beta fish dan di previous day, yet e dey frustrated say wetin im go find fit no meet im...

Senegal exports oil to Europe, but runs its refinery on Nigerian crude

Industry data from analyst firm Kpler shows that Senegal’s 30,000-barrel-per-day (kbd) Dakar Refinery is running on Nigeria’s Erha crude, with shipments averaging 30 kbd in recent months. “Senegal’s 30 kbd Dakar refinery, configured to process...

Senegal’s refinery turns to Nigeria’s crude despite producing 100,000 barrels daily

Another African country has rushed to Nigeria, the continent’s biggest oil producer, for crude to power its refinery Despite being an oil-producing country, it relies heavily on Nigerian crude to meet its refinery’s daily output The development...

Senegal plans second oil refinery with $5bn investment to boost West Africa’s supply

Senegal is moving to expand its role in West Africa’s energy landscape with plans to build a second oil refinery, a $5 billion project designed to meet rising domestic demand and reduce dependence on imported fuels The proposed SAR 2.0 plant,...

Kenyan creates first sign language app

Elly Savatia when he won the 2025 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, which comes with a £50,000 cash award. A Kenyan engineer has won a major prize for developing an AI-powered app that translates speech into sign language using lifelike 3D...

Senegal aims to start construction of new refinery next year

Senegal plans to start construction of a second oil refinery next year to boost domestic processing capacity, and is seeking $2 billion to $5 billion in investment for the scheme, the CEO of national refining company SAR said on Thursday. The...

Senegal's fishermen blame gas plant for dwindling catch

BBC Every day, Gora Fall, a fisherman in Senegal's northern city of Saint-Louis, heads to sea with a mix of emotions: hope and frustration. He hopes he will get a better catch than the previous day, yet he is frustrated by the thought that...

TotalEnergies Kicks off AFCON 2025 Trophy Tour in Lagos with Fanfare

Duro Ikhazuagbe TotalEnergies, in partnership with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), yesterday kicked of the five-nation Trophy Tour in Lagos with the original AFCON 2025 iconic prize to be presented to the winner of the tournament in...

Senegal plans to begin construction on a new refinery in next year

The CEO of the national refining firm SAR announced on Thursday that Senegal will begin construction of a new oil refinery in the coming year, to increase domestic processing capacity. He is looking for investments between $2 billion and $5...

Rift Valley Fever kills 18 in Senegal: What are the symptoms and who is at risk

Senegal is battling its worst outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in decades. Health authorities have confirmed at least 18 deaths and over 100 infections since the disease was first detected in September, mainly in the country’s northern...

MISSIONARY OCTOBER - Sister Suzanne Djebba: Joy and hope in the mission among the peoples

Photo Paolo Galosi by Sister Suzanne Djebba* We publish the address given by Sister Suzanne Djebba, Vicar General of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate (PIME), on the occasion of the International Missionary Congress “Missio ad Gentes Today:...

Aliko Dangote meets Senegalese President to discuss investments

Senegal: Aliko Dangote, founder and chair of Africa’s largest cement producer Dangote Cement, met with Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on 8 October 2025 to discuss industrial opportunities in the country. The conversation reportedly...

Senegal aims to start construction of new refinery next year

Agriculture calls in Dakar for funding of water and agricultural projects in Africa

Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries, Ezeddine Ben Cheikh, called on Monday in Dakar (Senegal) for the mobilization of necessary funds to support water- and agriculture-related projects in Africa. In his speech delivered during...

Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace: Carabao Cup Player Ratings and Match Highlights

Crystal Palace advanced to the fifth round of the Carabao Cup with a shock 3-0 victory over Liverpool on Wednesday evening. The first big chance of the match came in the 23rd minute, and it was a chance for the hosts, Liverpool. The opportunity...

Tanzania’s Unfree Election

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Tanzanians head to the polls under an increasingly repressive regime, Cameroon and Ivory Coast crack down on postelection protests, and the Sudanese city of El Fasher falls to the...

Chinese enterprises commended for supporting Senegal's industrial transformation, economic revitalization

DAKAR, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Senegalese officials and business representatives spoke highly of Chinese enterprises' contributions to Senegal's industrial transformation and economic revitalization at a forum Wednesday. The Forum on Chinese...

‘No energy’ – Tuchel unhappy at ‘silent’ Wembley

"The stadium was silent. Silent. We never got any energy back from the stands." England boss Thomas Tuchel reflected on his frustration at the Wembley support for his side after they scored three times in 20 minutes in their dominant 3-0 friendly...

NBR Residents Call for Senegambia Cross-Border Environmental Committee

By: Binta Jaiteh Residents of the North Bank Region (NBR) have called for the setting up of a joint cross-border environmental committee between Gambia and Senegal to combat deforestation and other ecological challenges facing border communities....