Senegal

Former world athletics head Diack found guilty in Russian doping cases

Diack, an 87-year-old Senegalese, led the International Association of Athletics Federations, renamed World Athletics, from 1999 to 2015.

Senegal's first female pro surfer inspires girls to defy norms

Khadjou Sambe, Senegal's first female professional surfer, now coaches local girls, encouraging them to develop the physical and mental strength to ride waves and break the mould in a society that generally expects them to stay at home.

In pictures: How Senegal social distanced and still held mass Eid prayers

Mosques around the world were closed to worshippers wishing to mark the end of Ramadan. Senegal was one of the few countries to re-open mosques.

Africa's coronavirus infections near 104,000

The number of deaths from coronavirus pandemic across the African nations has exceeded 3,000, says Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

Europe's undocumented migrants eat once a day to survive the pandemic

Millions of migrants who rely on Europe's informal economy have hit rock bottom, creating a domino effect in North Africa and the Middle East.

With virus lockdowns, Africa gears up for remote schooling

"Home School", "Teachers' Room" and "School on TV" are just some of the distance education programmes that private channels have launched to try to compensate for the closures.

In shadow of coronavirus, Muslims face a Ramadan like never before

The Covid-19 pandemic has generated new levels of anxiety ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, which begins this week, in which congregational worship plays a significant role.

Senegalese wrestler keeps training with an eye on tiny but dangerous foe

Diop, a fighter who "packs a punch", is due to fight again in June and is working at keeping up his training in an unfamiliar environment.

Senegal opens West Africa's first big wind farm in push for renewables

The wind farm will supply nearly a sixth of the country's power when it reaches full capacity later this year, helping Senegal meet 30 percent energy needs from renewable sources.

What makes Erdogan's Africa tour so significant?

For more than a decade, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has devoted a lot of his time to cultivating friendly relations with African countries, and his 2020 tour to the continent is part of that long-standing approach.

Gambia launches crackdown on protest movement

Tension have been building in The Gambia, a tiny West African country, over President Adama Barrow's decision to stay in office for five years after initially pledging to step down after three.

Adama Cisse: the French trash collector fired for sleeping during break

A photograph posted to social media of a man sleeping in uniform while on break has caused a national scandal in France.