In Dakar, the capital of Senegal, LGBTQ+ individuals are increasingly living in fear as the government pushes to strengthen criminal penalties for same-sex relations, a move that has drawn international concern. A young man, originally from Touba a city central to Senegal’s Sufi Muslim tradition described living in hiding after…
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has intensified political mobilisation efforts in Senegal, holding a series of high-level meetings over the weekend aimed at consolidating his support base ahead of the 2027 local elections and the 2029 presidential race. The meetings mark a significant step in structuring his political camp, even as…
DAKAR, Senegal — Lawmakers in Senegal have passed new legislation significantly increasing penalties for same-sex relations, amid a broader crackdown targeting members of the country’s LGBTQ community. The bill, approved on Wednesday by the National Assembly of Senegal, doubles the maximum prison sentence for same-sex relations from five years to…
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has indicated he is prepared to pull his Pastef party out of government and return to the opposition if President Bassirou Diomaye Faye strays from the party’s vision. Speaking in a live broadcast, Sonko warned that misalignment between the president and the party could lead…
Senegal’s parliament on Friday referred former Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Moussa Bocar Thiam to the High Court of Justice over allegations of embezzling millions in public funds, marking the latest legal action against members of ex-president Macky Sall’s administration. Since unseating Sall in March 2024, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye…
Dakar/Rabat – Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko will begin an official visit to Morocco on Monday, as diplomatic attention turns to the detention of Senegalese football fans following incidents at the Africa Cup of Nations final. Background to the Visit Eighteen Senegalese supporters remain in pre‑trial detention in Morocco, facing…
Senegal is grappling with a high-stakes political standoff between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, a dispute that threatens to destabilize the nation’s ruling coalition and raise pressing questions about the distribution of political authority. The crisis erupted on Tuesday when President Faye unilaterally removed Aïssatou Mbodj,…