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Senegal · SenegalNews (Dakar) -- The spokesman for the government of Senegal, Mustafa Andik Sari, said that Prime Minister Osman Soenko "will present the government's public policy in accordance with the republican legacy that the constitution prescribes," and the government official warned in a talk show to opposition MPs, saying they "should take into account the results of the presidential election on March 24, 2024, so that the people don't blame them." And …See the Story
Senegal: Jail between government and opposition before Sonko's departure to parliament
Dakar · DakarThe news -- Dakar -- Alia was the closest adviser to Senegal's prime minister Osman Soenko, who said, "On the French troops leaving Senegal, because that is an indication of leadership," adding that the presence of French soldiers in the country "is a way to tell us that we are not yet independent." And Alia was asking Senegalese newspaper Bes Bi, "What are they doing here?" In reference to French soldiers, he said, "You will never see Senegales…See the Story
Sonko's Adviser: The French forces have to leave because that's an indication of leadership.
Dakar · DakarRUFISQUE, Senegal — Members of a 200-strong audience struggle to hold back tears as the credits roll on the film “Io Capitano” in a small auditorium in the outskirts of Senegal’s capital Dakar. The crowd has spent two hours following a pair of Senegalese teenagers as they risk their lives to reach Europe, facing a gruelling journey across the Sahara, torture in Libyan jails and Europe’s indifference to their plight. After winning awards at the V…See the Story
Team behind Italian film ‘Io Capitano’ returns to Senegal
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Senegal · SenegalNews (Nakshawtook) -- Dr. Nooruddin Muhammado announced on Friday evening at the Murray Center Hotel his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election next June, and Muhammado's son presented to an audience of his opponents a reading of the country's governance process, astonished that she was approaching the middle of her seventh decade after independence, and that she had already passed the first half of her lifetime between building a city of …See the Story
Ould Mohamedou is running for president and presents his reading of the path of governing the country
Senegal · SenegalSenegal’s newly elected President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has made his first visit to a foreign country since his election as President late last month. He has made his visit to Mauritania, in order to discuss an array of different issues facing the two nations. Joint Development President Faye arrived in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott on Thursday morning for a “friendship and working visit” to Mauritania, a neighbour of Senegal. He met w…See the Story
Senegalese President Faye Makes First Foreign Visit Since Election
Dakar · DakarThe delayed March presidential vote in Senegal confirmed the country remains a beacon of democracy in a region facing increasing instability. RFI looks at how the peaceful victory of Bassirou Diomaye Faye and mentor Ousmane Sonko stands to influence the politics of neighbouring Sahel nations.See the Story
Spotlight on Africa - After Senegal's success, can Mali and Niger also hope for elections?
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Pikine · PikineCinemovel is screening Oscar-nominated Io Capitano to packed houses around the country, highlighting the perils migrants face on the journey to EuropeAt about 1pm on Monday a 35-seater bus arrived in Pikine, a city east of the Senegalese capital, Dakar. A portable screen, projector, sound system and generator were unpacked to set up a temporary cinema in a lively neighbourhood where the scent of hibiscus and orange blossom fill the air.Pikine’s …See the Story
Moving pictures: travelling cinema takes stories of ‘departures and dreams’ to Senegal
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Senegal · SenegalNews (Nakshaw) -- Senegal's elected president, Pedro de Moi Fei, said that his talks Thursday in Nakshaw with Mauritanian President Mohamed Mohamed, the son of the invader, were marked by pride and widespread convergence of views. Fei tweeted on his Facebook account after returning to Dakar that these researchers reflected the strengthening of historic neighborly relations, brotherly friendship and enduring cooperation that unites the two countr…See the Story