Save the Children NGO office closed, reasons for leaving Senegal

The international non-governmental organization Save the Children announced on Thursday, June 20, 2025 the closure of its office in Senegal, scheduled for the end of September. In a statement released for this purpose, the NGO explains that this decision …

Senegal’s women’s basketball team becomes first sports casualty of Trump’s visa ban

The visa ban come amid the rollout of a broader immigration policy by the Trump administration, which is reportedly considering restrictions on up to 36 additional countries, many of them in Africa, including Senegal, whose female basketball team was …

Senegal women’s basketball team members denied U.S. visas, prime minister says

The Senegalese women’s basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast next month after several players and team officials had their visas denied, Senegal’s prime minister said. Prime …

U.S. rejects visas for Senegal women's national basketball team members, staff

The Senegal women’s national basketball team cancelled a 10-day training camp in the U.S. from June 22 to July 3 after the U.S. rejected visas for five players, six staff members and a ministerial delegation, the Senegalese Basketball Federation announced …

Senegal women’s basketball team cancels US trip after visas are rejected

[CHRIS FRANCIS] THE SENEGAL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HAD A BIG SUMMER TRIP PLANNED TO TRAIN IN THE UNITED STATES BUT THE TEAM SAYS, BECAUSE OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, IT HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE TEAM HAD PLANNED A 10-DAY TRAINING CAMP …

Senegal women’s basketball team members denied US visas, prime minister says

By Canadian Press on June 20, 2025. The Senegalese women’s basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast next month after several players and team officials had their visas denied, Senegal …

Kenya, Senegal top AfDB Electricity Regulatory Index

Uganda, Liberia and Niger round out the top five performers Nairobi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya and Senegal have claimed the top spots in the African Development Bank’s 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) demonstrating exceptional progress in …

US Travel Ban: Senegal women's basketball teammates denied visas

The United States of America (USA) have refused to grant visas to some members of Senegal's women basketball team who were scheduled to train in the country on June 19, 2025. The team had planned to train in the US ahead of the Afrobasket 2025 …

Director of Public Debt reveals Senegal’s new debt strategy

The Director of Public Debt, Alioune Diouf, announced yesterday the launch of a new bond issuance by the State of Senegal. This initiative is part of a strategy aimed at diversifying sources of financing and strengthening the country’s financial …

Senegal Visa Denials