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• Sovereignty or Stagnation? Senegal Faces $3bn Funding Gap as Global Gas Giants Exit Yakaar-Teranga

  Published: Apr 25, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has hailed the exit of Kosmos Energy from the Yakaar-Teranga gas field as a "historic victory" for Senegalese sovereignty. However, the withdrawal of i...

• CAF President Patrice Motsepe Welcomes External Corruption Probe Amid Afcon Title Controversy

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe has invited international and governmental scrutiny into the organization’s integrity following the stripping of Senegal...

• President Ilham Aliyev Strengthens West African Ties with Formal Commemoration of Senegal Independence Day

  Published: Apr 4, 2026

  Section: Africa

  President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan issued a formal diplomatic address to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to celebrate Senegal’s Independence Day on April 4, 2026. The communicati...

• Legal Crackdown in Dakar: President Faye Approves 10-Year Prison Terms for Same-Sex Acts and "Promotion"

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Politics

  Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has officially signed a controversial bill that drastically harshens the country's penal code regarding same-sex relations. The new law d...