Turning Senegal’s new visa policy into Gambia’s economic opportunity

- Advertisement - By Dr Alieu O Faal In August 2025, Senegal introduced a new visa regime based on the principle of reciprocity: citizens of countries that require visas for Senegalese nationals must now obtain a visa before entering Senegal. This...

UAE travellers use fashion to pick destinations abroad

Dubai: For many UAE travellers, the next holiday destination isn’t just about beaches, food, or shopping malls—it’s about fashion. A new Skyscanner survey of 1,000 UAE residents found that 86% of leisure travellers with an interest in fashion let...

Visa hassles and pricey flights: is the dream of seamless intra-African travel dead?

For the Kenyan DJ Coco Em, planning how to get around Africa for gigs can take as much time as crafting her setlists. Last November she was due to perform in Cape Verde, the archipelago state off the coast of west Africa, travelling from Nairobi...

Rationale and Protocol Design for the Adaptation and Implementation of a Patient Navigation Program for Cervical Cancer Screening Across Contexts in Senegal

J Andrew Dykens,1– 3 Ndèye Marème Sougou,4 Omar Gassama,5,6 Ndeye Mbombe Dieng,7 Caryn E Peterson,2,3,8 Crystal L Patil,9 Saria Awadalla,8 Sarah Abboud,10 Ibrahima Ndiaye,4 Fatoumata Binetou Diongue,4 Aliath Salami,1 Aida Fall,4 Rey A Flores,1...

Mallorca holiday warning: “The Balearics is walking a thin red line when it comes to pricing, we could eventually go bust...”

Pedro Fiol, the president of Aviba, the Association of Balearic Travel Agents, dropped a bombshell earlier this summer when he said “a week in Playa de Muro costs more than in the Maldives or Thailand”. Granted, he was referring to the domestic...

Senegal: Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko cancels first official visit to France

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has cancelled his planned attendance at an investor forum organised by the BPI France bank in Paris on 23 September. Sonko was expected to be a guest of honour at the event, as part of his first official...

Jessica Nabongo on Her Global Cookbook and House Hunting in Senegal

So I think we have to think beyond the world as places for us to go and vacation, and we have to think about these different little neighborhoods all over the world that are filled with our neighbors, and we always want to just try to be a good...

Surfalorus Surf Film Festival returns to the OBX for its 14th year

Published 6:31 pm Monday, September 15, 2025 1 of 3 Last year, the festival saw filmmakers from Hawaii, Japan, Australia, California, New York, even Asheville. Courtesy Alex Toribio From collaborating with the North Carolina Oyster Trail, the Dare...

Senegal's Sonko cancels first official trip to France scheduled for September

The Prime Minister of Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, has cancelled his first official trip to France, scheduled for 23 September. Invited to an investor forum organised by a French investment bank, BPI France, set for 23 September, Senegal's Prime...

Jihadist blockades disrupt trade, travel in landlocked Mali

Jihadists have set up roadblocks in the south and west of landlocked Mali near the borders with Senegal and Mauritania where vital goods are imported daily. Mali has battled a security crisis for over a decade fuelled by violence by groups...

Why Senegal’s young people are abandoning their country

- Advertisement - Thousands of people have died in recent years trying to reach Europe via the Canary Islands. Young people from Senegal are seeking more than what their country can give them – even though the nation’s economy is expected to grow,...

Gambian Circular Migrants in Spain Urged to Honor Contracts Amid Absconding Concerns

By Assan Bah The 33 remaining Gambian circular migrant workers in Spain have been urged to return home following the expiration of their initial contracts, amid concerns that absconding could jeopardize a pilot labor migration program. These...

The 10 Best International Collaborations in Nigerian Music

Collaborations have long been central to Nigerian music’s global rise. From early exchanges that brought juju and Afrobeat to Western ears, to today’s gospel and Afrobeats remixes topping charts worldwide, international pairings have done more...

Senegal president appoint new Cabinet

The president of Senegal, Basirou J. Faye has appointed a new Cabinet.\ The new appointees are: Yacine Fall, Minister of Justice. Was foreign Minister Cheikh Niang, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bamba Cissé, Minister of the Interior Daouda Ngom,...

World Cup qualifiers: Senegal rally in Kinshasa, Cape Verde extend lead

Senegal staged a dramatic comeback to defeat DR Congo 3-2 in Kinshasa on Tuesday, taking control of Group B in the 2026 World Cup African qualifiers. The hosts led 2-0 through early goals from Cédric Bakambu and Yoane Wissa, capitalising on a...

WCQ: Senegal rally in Kinshasa, Cape Verde extend lead

Senegal staged a dramatic comeback to defeat DR Congo 3-2 in Kinshasa on Tuesday, taking control of Group B in the 2026 World Cup African qualifiers. The hosts led 2-0 through early goals from Cédric Bakambu and Yoane Wissa, capitalising on a...

W/Cup Qualifiers: Senegal rally in Kinshasa, Cape Verde extend lead

Sports SENEGAL staged a dramatic comeback to defeat DR Congo 3-2 in Kinshasa on Tuesday, taking control of Group B in the 2026 World Cup African qualifiers. The hosts led 2-0 through early goals from Cédric Bakambu and Yoane Wissa, capitalising on...

REFLECTIONS FROM THE BANJUL CAVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY

- Advertisement - Ahead of the Youth Olympics Games in Senegal next year, the African Volleyball Federation staged a U-18 development championship n Banjul from September 3 to 7. A total of 12 nations including host Gambia took part in the male...

Liberian Ambassador Presents Credentials, Meets Community in The Gambia

By: Yunus S. Saliu The newly accredited Liberian Ambassador to The Gambia, His Excellency Ali Sylla, on Friday, 12th September 2025, officially presented his credentials to President Adama Barrow at the State House in Banjul. Shortly after the...

Senegal’s Layene Sufi brotherhood celebrates Mawlid in Dakar

Last updated: 28 minutes ago Worshippers assembled at the seaside mausoleum of Seydina Limamou Laye, the order’s founder, in the Yoff neighbourhood. Chants echoed from mosques across the capital until sunrise on Friday. The Layene order was...