On November 17, 2024, seven months after Senegalese citizens elected Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the 5th President of Senegal, they returned to the polls for legislative elections, aiming to give the president’s political party, PASTEF, a majority in the National … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell On October 14, 2024, we launched a social media campaign to stop a fraud—a man with blood on his hands attempting to reinvent his reputation. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Africa in … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Following the launch of the national development policy document “Senegal 2050,” held in Diamniadio on October 14, 2024, members of the Pastef East Coast section gathered at the Senegalese Association of America in Harlem to … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Members of the Senegalese diaspora gathered across from the Permanent Mission of Senegal to the United Nations on 44th Street in Manhattan, singing and dancing as they waited for President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s cortege to … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On July 28, 2024, the Murid Islamic Community in America (MICA) celebrated Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba Day with a march from 116th Street to the State Office Building, led by Serigne Mame Mor Mbacké, the grandson … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Far from their families and friends back home, Senegalese migrants, many of whom still reside in New York City shelters, celebrated Eid-Al-Adha in Harlem on Monday, June 17, 2024. The migrant community gathered early in the … Read More
Major General Martin Faye was officially inaugurated in a solemn ceremony on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, as the Director of Military Justice and High Commander of the National Gendarmerie of Senegal. This appointment, the result of decree No. 2024-988 dated … Read More
In its 2019-2021 report, the Court of Auditors denounces severe irregularities in the land management of the Bandia Wildlife Reserve, covering an area of 3,500 hectares (65 km from Dakar on the road to Mbour). While the Reserve is supposed … Read More
In the early hours of Thursday, May 9, 2024, a tragedy was narrowly avoided at Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD). An Air Senegal flight HC 301, en route to Bamako (Mali), left the runway during takeoff. The incident occurred around … Read More
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye presided over the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers at the Presidential Palace. In his opening speech, he expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims of … Read More
Photo credit: Presidency of Senegal The President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, made a series of appointments during the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at the Palace of the Republic. These appointments cover … Read More
Photos and video: Isseu Diouf Campbell Code NGom, Ndongo Sarry, and Abdoulaye NDoye dreamed of a better life for themselves and their family, which they hoped they could fulfill in the United States. So, they left Senegal like thousands of … Read More
On Monday, April 15, 2024, the head of state, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, made an official visit to Touba, the capital of the Mouride Brotherhood, and then to Tivaouane, the religious city of the Tidjaniya order. During both visits, he … Read More
Photo credit: Badara Preira The Eid al-Fitr, or Korité, was celebrated throughout Senegal on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, marking the end of the blessed month of Ramadan. The Coordination of Muslims in Senegal (CMS) announced this on Monday, April 8, … Read More
Photo: Presidency of Senegal The Prime Minister of Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, took the necessary time to meticulously choose the members of his new government, aiming to successfully fulfill the mission entrusted to him by the 5th President of the Republic, … Read More
Photo credit: Presidency of Senegal His Excellency Mr. President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye delivered a message to the Nation on the 64th anniversary of Senegal’s independence. In this speech, filled with gratitude and vision for the future, the President praised … Read More
Photo credit: Presidency of Senegal The new President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, appointed Ousmane Sonko as Prime Minister by decree a few hours after his inauguration on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The leader of the Pastef … Read More
It’s done and official: President Bassirou Diomaye Faye received the key to the presidential palace from outgoing President Macky Sall a few hours after taking the oath before the Constitutional Council during a ceremony held at the Diamniadio Exhibition Center. … Read More
In a move that has sparked a wave of questions and criticism, Senegal’s outgoing President, Macky Sall, recently announced a series of nominations. This decision, made on the eve of the power transfer, raises questions about the motives and implications … Read More
A day after meeting with the newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the incumbent Macky Sall engaged in a series of recruitments, decorations, salary increases, contract signings, and appointments, including that of a judge. These actions occurred just a couple … Read More
