Reporting, analysis, vision & strategy bearing on or emanating from Senegal.
Senegal entered 2026 in the grip of a growing debt crisis that seems insurmountable. After the government of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye…
In a subregion with increasing political and social instability, Senegal seemingly bucked the trend with the countryās latest round of successful elections…
The number of African countries falling under military rule in recent years has dominated debate about the uncertainty of the future of…
Last Thursday night, cheers bellowed across Senegalās capital Dakar. A few blocks from where I stood in the cityās posh Plateau district,…
On the evening of February 11, men in uniform, some wearing helmets and carrying shields, stood guard at each of the entrances…
Between mid-April and mid-May 2023, confrontations erupted between Senegalese political leaders, customary leaders, and the local citizens of the Lebu village of Ngor in…
After the arrest of the progressive-leaning opposition leader Ousmane Sonko in Senegal, protesters and dissatisfied segments of the political left have taken…
Dr. Kelly Duke BryantĀ is an associate professor of history at Rowan University and a specialist of Senegalās history. She is the author…
InĀ Slaves for Peanuts,Ā Jori Lewis, an award-winning journalist, and writer, tells the story of how the trade in people gave way to the…
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