‘Not a luxury, a necessity‘: how aid cuts to birth control harm Senegal’s women

The fishing quay on the beach at Joal is usually so crowded with women dealing with the day’s catch that you can barely glimpse the sea. But today it is quiet, just an expanse of broken shells and plastic bags that leads down to the water’s edge....

Senegal President Faye attends Mashujaa Day in Kitui with first-time foreign guests

President William Ruto leads the nation in celebrating Mashujaa Day at Ithookwe Stadium on October 20, 2025. [PSC] The 2025 Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kitui drew thousands of Kenyans on Monday, October 20, with Senegalese President Bassirou...

SEC DG: Nigeria’s non-interest capital market now worth N1.6 trillion  

Nigeria’s non-interest capital market has grown to a valuation of more than N1.6 trillion, marking a major milestone in the country’s drive to deepen financial inclusion and mobilize ethical financing for infrastructure development. The...

Senegalese President arrives for Mashujaa Day

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye is received by Youth, Creative Economy and Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya at the JKIA on October 19, 2025/HANDOUTSenegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye has arrived in Kenya...

United Nations Youth Office Announces 17 New Young Leaders For The Sustainable Development Goals

Press Release – UN Department of Global Communications Every two years, the United Nations Youth Office recognizes 17 exceptional young changemakers who are driving solutions to some of the worlds most pressing challenges and whose leadership is...

Africa and Angola must identify economically sustainable projects

The Angolan capital will host the third Summit on Financing for Infrastructure Development in Africa from October 28 to 31, with Angolan authorities aiming to mobilize up to $160 billion (137 billion euros). According to Mário Rui Pires, former...

ECOWAS Advances Regional Road Design Standards With Technical Workshop In Dakar

Dakar, Senegal – October 30, 2025 — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission hosted a pivotal workshop from October 28 to 30, 2025, bringing together road infrastructure engineers, technical experts from Member States, and...

FirstBank partners with Verve to issue free Verve Debit Cards in Nationwide flash promo, extends good life promo 

FirstBank is issuing free Verve debit cards daily to 131 customers with expired ATM cards nationwide from 6 October 2025 to 30 January 2026, celebrating 131 years of service and promoting financial inclusion. The Verve Good Life Promo has been...

UM6P, Timbuktu Institute to Celebrate 60 Years of Morocco-Senegal Cooperation

Rabat – Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) will organize a symposium in collaboration with Timbuktu Institute – African Center for Peace Studies, to celebrate Morocco-Senegal cooperation. The event will take place on October 27 at...

Rift Valley Fever hits Senegal

[DAKAR, LONDON, SciDev.Net] Senegal has launched a nationwide, multisectoral response to tackle a growing outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF), warning affected communities against risky self-medication. The coordinated campaign brings together...

West Africa’s Art Season: Must-Attend Events From Senegal to Ghana & Nigeria

What makes the art season across West Africa so special? Is it the breadth of events, spanning a range of disciplines from art to film, fashion to food? Is it the electrifying energy in the air that makes everything ring with meaning? Perhaps it’s...

Quick takes: Disappointing CMV vaccine data, vaccine recs for upcoming climate meeting, Rift Valley fever in Senegal

US documents dozens of new avian flu cases in wild birds as PAHO notes human case Affected states include Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Senegal knows what to expect with the IMF: “It’s scheduled for next week”

to the newspaper Libération, the Senegalese delegation led by Cheikh Diba, Minister of Finance and Budget, met with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Washington on Tuesday as part of ongoing...

Debt: Senegal’s new projections exceed 3,200 billion CFA francs over the next three years

The Senegalese government has revised upwards its debt service payment projections, now estimated at around 3,200 billion CFA francs (5.8 billion dollars) over the next three years, according to a revised budget document published last week,...

Climatic Change Risk: Insurers Provide Way-out

As occurrence of climatic change related risks heighten across West African sub region, insurers said it is time to take precautionary measures like geo coding, parametric piloting in their risk pricing to cope with current challenges, writes...

Rockefeller Foundation and International Development Research Centre Advance Solutions to Protect People’s Health from Climate Change Impacts in Senegal and Uganda

$1.4M collaboration supports strengthening governance, evidence generation, and investment readiness of the two countries’ national health systems Builds upon Senegal’s and Uganda’s efforts to advance climate and health agendas in Africa NAIROBI |...

Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?

By 10am on the midsummer Day of the Ox, the city of Narita smells of charcoal and sugar. The cobbled road is thronged with visitors lining up to buy grilled eel, a traditional delicacy believed to cool the body and keep spirits up in the humid...

Carbon credits could help turn coal’s phase-out into a global climate partnership opportunity

The Paris Agreement builds on the assumption that countries can move at different speeds along different paths yet ultimately arrive at the shared goal of staying ‘well below 2°C’. Ten years later, the hope that these pathways would naturally...

Climate resilience through social protection: the economic case for early action

Climate change is no longer a distant risk but a systemic development crisis. The impacts are particularly devastating for the least developed countries and Small Island Developing States, where repeated shocks are eroding hard-won development...

Visa-free travel: Kenya and Senegal just made visiting each other easier

The agreement between the two countries signifies a major step towards fostering stronger diplomatic ties and facilitating greater mobility for their citizens. This landmark deal will permit visa-free travel for a duration of 90 days, offering...