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Senegalese Commentator Arrested for Remarks about Student’s Death

Dakar, February 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to release news commentator Abdou Nguer, who was arrested on Wednesday for challenging a public prosecutor’s statement on the cause of a student’s death. “Detaining a news commentator for his remarks on legal...

Senegal Announces Decentralisation and Economic Reforms

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye has unveiled a broad slate of reforms aimed at decentralising power and modernising the economy, as detailed in an official communique, following a high-level cabinet meeting on Wednesday, 18 February 2026. Government spokesperson Marie Rose Khady Fatou FAYE shared...
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Senegalese Commentator Arrested for Remarks about Student’s Death

Dakar, February 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to release...

Senegal Announces Decentralisation and Economic Reforms

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye has unveiled a broad slate of reforms aimed...

Prominent Senegalese Politician Loses Parliamentary Immunity Over 31 Billion FCFA Fraud Allegations

Senegal’s National Assembly voted on Monday, February 16, to lift the parliamentary immunity of...

Gambian Dr. Satang Nabaneh Joins African Child Rights Committee

By Biran Gaye Dr. Satang Nabaneh of The Gambia has been elected as a Member...