News Senegal: Higher Education in Senegal: Over $150 Million to Ensure Rapid Integration Into the Job Market
The World Bank has approved $150 million in financing to improve the capacity of Senegal's higher education institutions to produce graduates with skills that match the job marketâs needs. The World Bank financing is accompanied by a $1.9 million grant from the Early Learning Partnership (ELP) Multi-Donor Trust Fund.
News Senegal: Senegal Seeks to Accelerate Education Reforms to Curb School Dropout Rates
More than 20% of primary school pupils leave school before completing the cycle, with girls particularly affected at the end of primary education. Nearly 38% of children aged 6 to 16 remain out of ...
News Senegal: Analyzing education in Senegal: Q&A with Cheikhena Lam
In Senegal, the first-ever Education Sector Analysis (ESA) provides a data-driven diagnosis of the education system and identifies priorities for future reforms. Cheikhena Lam, Director of Planning ...
News Senegal: Senegal Federation President Reveals Team Doctor Is a Gynecologist
FSF president Abdoulaye Fall acknowledged that Dr. Abderahmane Fédior, who served the national team for roughly a decade, lacked the academic background for sports medicine.
News Senegal: Senegal expected to pick Lazard as financial advisor on debt matters, source says
LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Senegal is expected to appoint Lazard as its financial advisor on debt matters, according to a source familiar with the situation, as investors watch closely how the country plans to tackle its debt burden. The West African nation has been working to shore up public finances since 2024, when the then-new government disclosed previously unreported debts that eventually
News Senegal: Senegal expected to hire Lazard on debt as financing pressures mount
By Karin Strohecker and Portia Crowe LONDON/DAKAR, July 16 (Reuters) - Senegal is expected to appoint Lazard as its financial adviser on debt matters, according to three sources familiar with the situation, as investors closely watch the country's efforts to tackle its debt burden. The West African nation has been working to shore up public finances since 2024, when the then-new government
News Senegal: Senegal soccer boss' 'defamatory' team doctor claims disputed after World Cup exit
The Senegalese Association of Sports Medicine has fired back following strange claims made by FSF president Abdoulaye Fall about the national team doctor after their FIFA World Cup exit ...
News Senegal: How France beat Senegal 3-1 as Mbappe opened his 2026 World Cup account
France shrugged off a slow start and a controversial penalty decision to beat Senegal 3-1 in their opening match of the 2026 World Cup. Kylian Mbappe scored the opener after he was denied a penalty ...
News Senegal: France beat Senegal at World Cup: The worst referee decision so far? Does Mbappe’s attack work?
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Didier Deschamps' side delivered a statement performance in the second half against Senegal ...
News Senegal: Senegal and Morocco tied by religion and trade but divided by AFCON fallout
Senegal were stripped of the AFCON crown with Morocco awarded the title, a move that divides two closely knit nations.
News Senegal: Oil price surge is hurting African economies: scholars in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa take stock
The universal fear is the effect the rise in prices is having on fuel, a staple commodity in every one of the countries for ordinary people as well as industries.
News Senegal: Senegal's Bold Reforms: Sonko's Economic Overhaul
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced a decisive step to revamp the economy by declaring a BP gas contract unfair, revoking 71 mining licenses, and freezing a major Indorama subsidiary's accounts. These actions are part of broader economic reforms aimed at restoring financial stability and renegotiating resource deals in Senegal.
News Senegal: Senegal’s crisis: why debt restructuring may be the least bad option
The lessons learned from this crisis must extend beyond Senegal and lead to greater debt transparency and banking supervision in the region.
News Senegal: A Senegal boarding school that drew students from the U.S. is at the center of an abuse investigation
The school is being investigated for alleged physical abuses, with hundreds of students withdrawing from the academy and one of two campuses — where most of the alleged abuses took place — now closed, according to an official close to the case.
News Senegal: Why women have an especially tough time in Senegal's prisons
Women charged with a crime in Senegal are at the mercy of a slow judicial process and prisons that may lack basic supplies. They also face stigma that robs them of familial and community support.
News Senegal: Rising oil price: Senegal faces challenge of limited storage capacity
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The price of a barrel of oil surpassed US$100 on Monday for the first time since 2022, raising concerns for energy-importing countries such as Senegal as tensions linked to the Middle East conflict contin
News Senegal: Senegal's Strategic Talks with the IMF: Navigating Economic Collaboration
Senegal is in negotiations with the International Monetary Fund to discuss a new funding programme with national interests at heart. The country, committed to fulfilling its financial obligations, faces challenges as the suspension of a prior IMF programme affects agreements with other international donors.
News Senegal: Luxembourg Offers FinTech Expertise to Help Senegal Scale Its Digital Economy
Luxembourg has offered expertise in FinTech, cybersecurity and digital training as Senegal accelerates its tech agenda. Talks focused on regulation, regional integration within WAEMU and strengthening ...
