Senegal signs historic peace deal with Casamance separatists

Senegal Signs Historic Peace Deal with Casamance Separatists Senegal has reached a landmark peace agreement with the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC), ending one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts. The deal, brokered by Guinea-Bissau’s …

Senegal’s 2024 poll stands out as West Africa’s best - Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described Senegal’s 2024 presidential election as the best electoral process he has ever observed in West Africa.Speaking at the YIAGA Africa Reflection Conference on Democratic Elections in West Africa in Abuja on …

Senegal makes peace with rebel group ending one of Africa’s oldest conflict

Both parties are reported to have signed a peace agreement brokered by the president of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo. The signing of the agreement puts a stop to a conflict that has lasted over 40 years, over the seperation of the state. The MFDC is …

Senegal enters oil production era

"After successful treatment and consistent results, the transfer of derivatives, such as fuel and diesel, is currently underway to dedicated storage areas," the statement added. The company says it has refined 650,000 barrels of crude oil which …

Spanish city honours Senegal migrants for heroism in gay man's murder

Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N'Diaye attempted to intervene to save Samuel Luiz as a group of men viciously kicked and punched him outside a nightclub in the northwestern city in July 2021. The subsequent death in hospital of Luiz, 24, sparked nationwide …

Senegal, Separatist Casamance Rebels Sign Peace Accord

Senegal’s new government and pro-independence Casamance rebels in the country’s south have signed an “important agreement” aimed at bringing definitive peace to a region that has endured four decades of conflict, broadcaster RTS said Monday. The agreement …

Senegal’s Sane says Hong Kong football needs better pitches or it risks harming young talent

Kowloon City striker Abdoulaye Sane has urged local football chiefs to provide better training surfaces or risk injuries for some of Hong Kong’s outstanding young players. The former Senegal international, who has played in France’s Ligue 1 and the moneyed …

BP’s Senegal-Mauritania LNG Project Set for First Cargo Loading

First LNG cargo loading from the new gas project offshore Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa is expected within weeks, a junior partner of the project operator, supermajor BP, said on Monday. The BP-led Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project achieved …

SENEGAL: Gov’t, separatist rebels sign peace accord

Senegal’s Dollar Bonds Decline After Moody’s Ratings Downgrade

(Bloomberg) -- Senegal’s dollar bonds fell on Monday after Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the country’s sovereign credit ratings further into junk territory. The West African nation’s Eurobonds are among the worst performers in emerging markets this …