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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Dakar, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 416 stories have been published about Dakar which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Dakar, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 416 stories have been published about Dakar which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Politics · DakarOusmane Sonko was in court as part of a civil lawsuit against him by Senegal's tourism minister. The case stems from accusations that Sonko made against the minister during a news conference. Sonko finished third in Senegal's 2019 presidential election and has called on President Macky Sall to say publicly he won't seek a third term.
Senegal police smash car, forcibly remove opposition leader
55% Center coverage: 20 sources
Motorsport · DakarSainz suffered a major shunt just six kilometres into Stage 9 of the Dakar. His Audi rolled upside down while tackling a dune, landing heavily on its nose. The 60-year-old initially looked set to withdraw from the event. But he changed his mind midway through the journey and asked to turn around.
Carlos Sainz Sr fractures two vertebrae in horror Dakar Rally crash
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Dakar · DakarCzech driver Ales Loprais is the leader in the truck category of the Dakar Rally. His Praga truck struck the 69-year-old Italian man who was taking pictures behind a sand dune. He died in the helicopter taking him to hospital, organisers Amaury Sport Organisation said.
An Italian spectator dies in the Dakar
50% Center coverage: 6 sources
Audi · DakarAudi's hopes for the 2023 Dakar have been buried today on the most unfortunate day of the German brand in its new stage in the Saudi rally. Your two pilots with options
Drama for Audi: Peterhansel leaves and Sainz loses the Dakar in two accidents
34% Center coverage: 3 sources
US & Canada · DakarA new report on African governance released Wednesday finds much of the continent is “less safe, secure and democratic” than it was 10 years ago, citing a surge in military coups and armed conflicts.
Much of Africa Less Safe, Democratic Than Decade Ago
43% Left coverage: 14 sources
Traffic Accident · DakarA bus swerved to avoid hitting a donkey and collided with a truck, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens of others in Senegal on Monday, authorities said.
19 dead, dozens injured in Senegal road crash
50% Center coverage: 10 sources
Motorsport · DakarQatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah won the Dakar Rally car crown for the fifth time on Sunday while Argentine KTM rider Kevin Benavides triumphed on two wheels to take his second title in Saudi Arabia.
Qatar's Al-Attiyah wins Dakar for fifth time
57% Center coverage: 14 sources
Dakar · DakarThe 2023 Dakar Rally has been disastrous for Audi. Eight stages into the Audi RS Q E-Tron’s second attempt to win the iconic cross-country rally, the German manufacturer has no cars left in the top ten positions. The highest-placed Audi prototype, driven by Mattias Ekström, is in 28th. Ekström is over seven hours…Read more...
Carlos Sainz, Sr. Ordered Medical Helicopter to Return Him to the Race After This Dakar Crash
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
