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Senegal

Woodside Energy's feud with the State heads into arbitration

Australian oil company Woodside Energy has failed to reach an amicable resolution with the government in Dakar over a major tax reassessment.

Subscribers only Energy 18.06.2025

ECOWAS heads of state hold summit in Abuja on 22 June

The Economic Community of West African States will discuss its fiftieth anniversary celebrations at its meeting on 22 June, as well as the formalities for the departure of the AES countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.06.2025

Interpol accelerates police cooperation within ECOWAS

Police forces from Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin and Togo will share the data they collect as part of cooperation within the Economic Community of West African States.

Subscribers only Defence 11.06.2025

Details of Congolese PM's Dakar trip revealed

Anatole Collinet Makosso is kicking off a visit to Senegal during which he will meet with his counterpart Ousmane Sonko, as well as Congolese nationals.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.06.2025

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Dakar, on 4 April 2025. © Jérôme Favre/EPA/MaxPPP

IMF talks hanging on new report

The International Monetary Fund has been waiting for a finalised version of the report on the debt figures published by the authorities in February. This report is a pre-requisite to the resumption of discussions between Dakar and the Bretton Woods institution on a new programme.

Subscribers only Finance 09.06.2025

Gen. Michael Langley during the African Chiefs of Defence Conference 2025 opening ceremony, in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 May 2025. © Daniel Irungu/EPA/MaxPPP

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AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

The United States Africa Command continues to fight jihadist groups and seeks to counter China's influence on the continent. But it no longer shows the same resolve to stem Russian influence and may even cooperate more with regimes that seize power in military coups.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.06.2025

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From Abidjan to Beijing, Macky Sall spins a web for the post of UN secretary general

While not yet officially a candidate, the former Senegalese president still sees himself as a potential successor to António Guterres at the head of the United Nations. But a number of obstacles lie in his way.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 30.05.2025

The then Senegalese President Macky Sall in New York, on 19 September 2023.

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From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

The sale of almost all of the French bank's subsidiaries across Africa was launched two years ago but has proven more difficult than expected. The group must contend with government manoeuvres to have a say in choosing new owners.

Subscribers only Finance 27.05.2025

Société Générale CEO Slawomir Krupa at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, 17 January 2024.

Leading aide to PM Sonko makes low-key trip to Paris

In mid-May, Cheikh Bara Ndiaye, a Senegalese MP close to the prime minister, travelled to Paris where he met with his French counterpart Bruno Fuchs.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.05.2025

British oil company Energean's West African ambitions

The London-listed company is looking to expand its operations on the continent, particularly in West Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 22.05.2025

Minister of education weakened

At the centre of several controversies, Moustapha Guirassy is currently in the crosshairs of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, who is questioning his supposedly haphazard handling of the recruitment of nearly 2,000 teachers.

Subscribers only Politics 21.05.2025

Vista Bank abandons plans to acquire Oragroup

On 13 May, the group headed by Simon Tiemtoré informed the pan-African bank Oragroup that it would not be acquiring the shares held by the Emerging Capital Partners fund. This marks the end of two years of thorny negotiations.

Subscribers only Finance 16.05.2025

Senegalese MPs courted by Abu Dhabi

A group of Senegalese parliamentarians are planning to visit the United Arab Emirates in the near future following an invitation from their Emirati peers. The aim of the trip is to forge closer institutional ties between the two countries.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 16.05.2025

Inner circles
Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan builds ambitious Africa team in Ankara

With a string of large-scale infrastructure projects, arms deals and major political moves, Turkey is pursuing its foreign policy to move in on Africa. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is at the heart of this ever-expanding web.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 16.05.2025

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (centre) in Washington, DC, on 26 March 2025.

French law firm Gide considering opening Dakar office

French law firm Gide is looking to strengthen its business in West Africa by setting up a branch in the Senegalese capital.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 16.05.2025

Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

For the first time, Palestinian diplomacy has set up a department exclusively dedicated to the continent. However, its meagre resources are likely to limit its scope of influence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.05.2025

Sahel expert tipped to take over UK embassy in Dakar

Carina Robarts' profile stands out within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office as a replacement for Juliette John as head of the British Chancellery in Senegal.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.05.2025

NGO Environmental Justice Foundation warns of link between illegal fishing and emigration

In a soon-to-be-published report, the London-based NGO stresses that illegal fishing in coastal states' territorial waters by foreign ships and the crisis that it then causes is one of the reasons behind the wave of emigration.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics 13.05.2025

A fish seller waits to buy fresh products from fishermen at the port in Joal, Senegal in 2020.

Oranto on brink of losing oil blocks with Sonko's government

Due to a lack of investment, Nigerian businessman Arthur Eze is slowly losing the permits he has assiduously obtained over the past twenty years with the help of his extensive network.

Subscribers only Energy 12.05.2025

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, on 16 May 2024.

Plans take shape for Franco-Senegalese seminar

Initially scheduled for June, this high-level meeting is set to finally take place in Dakar later this year, with invitations being sent to French PM François Bayrou and members of his government.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.05.2025

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Dakar on 28 November 2024.

Moscow finetunes its diplomatic strategy in the Sahel

Created at the beginning of the year, the Russian foreign ministry's Department for Partnership with Africa aims to strengthen ties with the continent's main regional organisations, notably the Alliance of Sahel States.

Free access Diplomacy 07.05.2025

Volodymyr Zelensky cuts short his African tour

The Ukrainian president left Pretoria prematurely on 24 April, cancelling his tour that was supposed to take him to at least two other countries on the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.05.2025

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Casamance question catches up with Ousmane Sonko

Senegal's prime minister, who had long kept his distance from the thorny Casamance issue, has now stepped into renewed talks with the southern region's separatist rebels, choosing largely to maintain the strategy pursued by former president Macky Sall.

Subscribers only Politics 30.04.2025

Ousmane Sonko, Senegalese Prime Minister, at the National Assembly in Dakar on 21 February.

Dakar struggles to cooperate with US authorities on immigration

The Trump administration is putting pressure on African governments to cooperate more actively in taking back their nationals who are illegally present in the United States. Senegalese consular services are however finding it difficult to identify them.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.04.2025

A group of Senegalese migrants from Mexico intercepted by U.S. patrols in Arizona in 2023.

Police acquire Croatian assault rifles

The Senegalese national police has taken delivery of hundreds of VHS-2 assault rifles from the Croatian company HS Produkt to equip its officers.

Subscribers only Defence 23.04.2025

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Senegal

Woodside Energy's feud with the State heads into arbitration

ECOWAS heads of state hold summit in Abuja on 22 June

Interpol accelerates police cooperation within ECOWAS

Details of Congolese PM's Dakar trip revealed

IMF talks hanging on new report

Spotlight
AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

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From Abidjan to Beijing, Macky Sall spins a web for the post of UN secretary general

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From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

Leading aide to PM Sonko makes low-key trip to Paris

British oil company Energean's West African ambitions

Minister of education weakened

Vista Bank abandons plans to acquire Oragroup

Senegalese MPs courted by Abu Dhabi

Inner circles
Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan builds ambitious Africa team in Ankara

French law firm Gide considering opening Dakar office

Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

Sahel expert tipped to take over UK embassy in Dakar

NGO Environmental Justice Foundation warns of link between illegal fishing and emigration

Oranto on brink of losing oil blocks with Sonko's government

Plans take shape for Franco-Senegalese seminar

Moscow finetunes its diplomatic strategy in the Sahel

Volodymyr Zelensky cuts short his African tour

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Casamance question catches up with Ousmane Sonko

Dakar struggles to cooperate with US authorities on immigration

Police acquire Croatian assault rifles

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Senegal

Woodside Energy's feud with the State heads into arbitration

ECOWAS heads of state hold summit in Abuja on 22 June

Interpol accelerates police cooperation within ECOWAS

Details of Congolese PM's Dakar trip revealed

IMF talks hanging on new report

Spotlight AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

Spotlight From Abidjan to Beijing, Macky Sall spins a web for the post of UN secretary general

Spotlight From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

Leading aide to PM Sonko makes low-key trip to Paris

British oil company Energean's West African ambitions

Minister of education weakened

Vista Bank abandons plans to acquire Oragroup

Senegalese MPs courted by Abu Dhabi

Inner circles Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan builds ambitious Africa team in Ankara

French law firm Gide considering opening Dakar office

Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

Sahel expert tipped to take over UK embassy in Dakar

NGO Environmental Justice Foundation warns of link between illegal fishing and emigration

Oranto on brink of losing oil blocks with Sonko's government

Plans take shape for Franco-Senegalese seminar

Moscow finetunes its diplomatic strategy in the Sahel

Volodymyr Zelensky cuts short his African tour

Spotlight Casamance question catches up with Ousmane Sonko

Dakar struggles to cooperate with US authorities on immigration

Police acquire Croatian assault rifles

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AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

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From Abidjan to Beijing, Macky Sall spins a web for the post of UN secretary general

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From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

Inner circles
Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan builds ambitious Africa team in Ankara

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Casamance question catches up with Ousmane Sonko