Mobile internet in Senegal has been temporarily cut by the government following protests against President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone the presidential election. As reported by the BBC, Communication Minister Moussa Bocar Thiam stressed the necessity of taking action to prevent the dissemination of “hateful and subversive messages relayed on social networks in a context of threats of disturbances to …

Against popular expectation, Côte d’Ivoire bundled defending champions Senegal out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after a pulsating Round of 16 encounter at Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro, the Ivorien capital city, on Monday night. Côte d’Ivoire won 4-3 penalties. The game had ended 1-1 after extra time. Few fans gave the host nation a chance to …

Defending champions Senegal booked their place in the last 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-1 win over Cameroon in Group C. Ismaila Sarr put Senegal in front in the 16th minute and Habib Diallo made it 2-0 midway through the second half. Jean-Charles Castelletto headed in to pull one back with seven minutes remaining to …

Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, began their journey to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the wrong foot after a 93-87 loss to fierce rivals Senegal in their first game of the pre-Olympic qualifiers at the Eko Hotels Convention Centre on Monday. Nigeria raced to an early lead in the first quarter but the Senegalese fought back to reduce the …

Hundreds of people protested in Senegal’s capital on Friday to call for legal action after a report by a public spending watchdog revealed alleged misuse of Covid relief funds, an AFP journalist saw. Shouting slogans, the crowd heeded a call by about a dozen civil society organisations to demonstrate in a Dakar square. Police were deployed around the square for …

African champions Senegal qualified for the last 16 of Qatar 2020 FIFA World Cup having finished as runners-up to Netherlands in Group A. The Teranga Lions will now wait for the winners of Group B, who will emerge tomorrow from among England, Iran and United States. Senegal shot ahead in the 44th minute when Ismaila Sarr converted from the spot …