http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:10:07 +0100 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:10:07 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/18/morocco-declared-afcon-2025-winners-after-caf-overturns-final-defeat-to-senegal http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/18/morocco-declared-afcon-2025-winners-after-caf-overturns-final-defeat-to-senegal Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:11:38 +0100 Two months after the final, Morocco has been awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title by the Confederation of African Football's appeal board. Senegal's 1-0 win in extra time is now officially a default 3-0 win for the host nation. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/20/from-milano-cortina-to-dakar-2026-olympic-mascots-tina-and-ayo-share-the-stage http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/20/from-milano-cortina-to-dakar-2026-olympic-mascots-tina-and-ayo-share-the-stage Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:03:27 +0100 Italy saw mascot mania in Milan as Tina, face of Milano Cortina 2026, welcomed Ayo from Dakar 2026. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/06/senegal-surf-school-in-dakar-brings-girls-back-to-class http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/06/senegal-surf-school-in-dakar-brings-girls-back-to-class Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:27:46 +0100 In a Dakar fishing village, a surf academy run by Black Girls Surf swaps waves for school, helping 20 girls return to education. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/10/morocco-senegal-roar-to-afcon-semis http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/10/morocco-senegal-roar-to-afcon-semis Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:49:49 +0100 Iliman Ndiaye’s first-half strike was enough for Senegal to beat 10-man Mali 1-0 in the first quarterfinal. Brahim Díaz scored again and host Morocco joined Senegal in the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Cameroon on Friday. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/12/07/dakar-fashion-week-makes-the-ocean-its-catwalk http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/12/07/dakar-fashion-week-makes-the-ocean-its-catwalk Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:56:11 +0100 Dakar Fashion Week transformed fishing boats into a runway, showcasing new designs off Senegal's coast. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/26/at-least-260-suspects-in-online-romance-scams-arrested-across-africa-interpol-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/26/at-least-260-suspects-in-online-romance-scams-arrested-across-africa-interpol-says Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:21:50 +0200 Interpol, which has 196 member countries, is the world’s largest international police network to combat international crime. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/05/senegals-layene-sufi-brotherhood-celebrates-mawlid-in-dakar http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/05/senegals-layene-sufi-brotherhood-celebrates-mawlid-in-dakar Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:41:10 +0200 Thousands of members of Senegal’s Layene Sufi brotherhood gathered overnight Thursday in Dakar to mark the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, known as Mawlid, with prayers. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/17/france-withdraws-troops-from-senegal-ending-military-presence-in-west-africa http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/17/france-withdraws-troops-from-senegal-ending-military-presence-in-west-africa Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:44:28 +0200 Senegal’s new government has taken a hard-line stance against the presence of French troops as part of a larger regional backlash against what many see as the legacy of an oppressive colonial empire. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/11/senegals-navy-intercepts-201-african-migrants-on-deadly-atlantic-route-to-europe http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/11/senegals-navy-intercepts-201-african-migrants-on-deadly-atlantic-route-to-europe Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:36:52 +0200 While there is no accurate death toll for the Atlantic route because of the lack of information on departures from West Africa, but a Spanish migrant rights group estimates thousands have died this year alone. http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/13/foreign-overfishing-driving-senegalese-migrants-to-spain-research-finds http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/13/foreign-overfishing-driving-senegalese-migrants-to-spain-research-finds Tue, 13 May 2025 18:43:56 +0200 The number of irregular migrant arrivals reached a record of 63,970 in 2024, according to Interior Ministry data. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/08/france-begins-withdrawal-process-from-senegal-by-handing-over-two-military-bases http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/08/france-begins-withdrawal-process-from-senegal-by-handing-over-two-military-bases Sat, 08 Mar 2025 06:24:43 +0100 France hands control of two military bases to Senegal as it begins its withdrawal process from the West African country. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/01/senegal-commemorates-80th-anniversary-of-french-ww2-massacre http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/01/senegal-commemorates-80th-anniversary-of-french-ww2-massacre Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:46:26 +0100 Historians estimate hundreds of West African soldiers who fought for France were killed in 1944 by the French army after they demanded unpaid wages. http://www.euronews.com/2024/11/29/chad-ends-defence-pact-with-france-in-effort-to-assert-sovereignty http://www.euronews.com/2024/11/29/chad-ends-defence-pact-with-france-in-effort-to-assert-sovereignty Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:59:21 +0100 The decision represents growing anti-French sentiment in Chad and the Sahel region, where France has been effectively expelled from several former colonies. http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/06/12/watch-unlike-other-sheep-senegals-ladoum-lives-in-luxury http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/06/12/watch-unlike-other-sheep-senegals-ladoum-lives-in-luxury Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:27:03 +0200 As Muslims prepare for Eid Al-Adha, Senegal's prized Ladoum sheeps, worth up to $70,000, have their moment to shine. http://www.euronews.com/2024/05/09/plane-skids-off-runway-at-senegals-main-airport http://www.euronews.com/2024/05/09/plane-skids-off-runway-at-senegals-main-airport Thu, 09 May 2024 15:22:04 +0200 At least 10 people were reportedly injured on the Air Sénégal flight headed to Bamako. http://www.euronews.com/2024/02/06/senegals-parliament-votes-to-delay-presidential-election-until-december http://www.euronews.com/2024/02/06/senegals-parliament-votes-to-delay-presidential-election-until-december Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:57:58 +0100 Chaotic scenes in parliament have been followed by clashes on the streets of the capital city. http://www.euronews.com/2024/02/04/opposition-leaders-reject-senegal-election-delays-as-west-african-bloc-urges-dialogue http://www.euronews.com/2024/02/04/opposition-leaders-reject-senegal-election-delays-as-west-african-bloc-urges-dialogue Sun, 04 Feb 2024 23:39:01 +0100 Opposition parties have called on supporters to "defend democracy" as analysts say the crisis is putting one of Africa's most stable democracies to to the test. http://www.euronews.com/2023/11/30/africa-cup-of-nations-2023-who-will-win-the-trophy http://www.euronews.com/2023/11/30/africa-cup-of-nations-2023-who-will-win-the-trophy Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:30:34 +0100 Côte d'Ivoire is ready to host the latest edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in January, but who will win the continent's biggest competition? http://www.euronews.com/2023/11/06/record-breaking-32000-migrant-arrived-in-the-carnary-islands-so-far-this-year http://www.euronews.com/2023/11/06/record-breaking-32000-migrant-arrived-in-the-carnary-islands-so-far-this-year Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:23:56 +0100 The figure exceeds the previous high during the migration crisis of 2006, when 31,678 migrants disembarked in the Canaries. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/05/16/deadly-clashes-in-senegal-ahead-of-opposition-leaders-rape-trial http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/05/16/deadly-clashes-in-senegal-ahead-of-opposition-leaders-rape-trial Tue, 16 May 2023 17:15:24 +0200 Senegal is traditionally a beacon of stability in troubled West Africa, but in recent years has been buffeted by turbulence that has at times turned deadly. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/04/29/french-friends-with-benefits-african-war-veterans-finally-get-to-go-home http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/04/29/french-friends-with-benefits-african-war-veterans-finally-get-to-go-home Sat, 29 Apr 2023 10:23:17 +0200 Nine African war veterans finally return to their home countries with the insurance to get their full pensions. Aged between 85 and 96 years old, the ex-soldiers who fought for France had to reside there at least half the year to receive their benefits - until this year. http://www.euronews.com/2023/01/08/senegal-grieves-after-deadly-bus-crash-kills-38-and-injures-dozens http://www.euronews.com/2023/01/08/senegal-grieves-after-deadly-bus-crash-kills-38-and-injures-dozens Sun, 08 Jan 2023 21:38:51 +0100 In the deadliest motor accident in Senegal’s recent years, at least 38 people have been killed and dozens injured after a crash involving two buses. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/01/05/african-war-veterans-win-lengthy-battle-against-france-for-full-pension-rights http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/01/05/african-war-veterans-win-lengthy-battle-against-france-for-full-pension-rights Thu, 05 Jan 2023 19:09:26 +0100 African veterans who fought for France can now stay in their home-countries and receive pension benefits. The unfair treatment of Africans who fought in French uniform is documented in Omar Sy's latest movie, Father and Soldier. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/11/27/senegal-celebrates-its-cultural-riches-in-third-carnival-of-dakar http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/11/27/senegal-celebrates-its-cultural-riches-in-third-carnival-of-dakar Sun, 27 Nov 2022 16:08:38 +0100 The West African nation has around 20 ethnic groups and around 40 languages are spoken. http://www.euronews.com/2022/05/26/eleven-newborn-babies-killed-in-senegal-hospital-fire http://www.euronews.com/2022/05/26/eleven-newborn-babies-killed-in-senegal-hospital-fire Thu, 26 May 2022 13:43:13 +0200 Senegal's president announced that 11 newborn babies were killed in a hospital in western Senegal. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/05/19/cannes-film-festival-father-and-soldier-shines-a-light-on-colonialism-and-imperialism-in-f http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/05/19/cannes-film-festival-father-and-soldier-shines-a-light-on-colonialism-and-imperialism-in-f Thu, 19 May 2022 22:14:24 +0200 Omar Sy plays a father signing up to fight for France in World War I in order to watch over his son. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/02/20/demonstrators-in-senegal-demand-tougher-laws-against-homosexual-activity http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/02/20/demonstrators-in-senegal-demand-tougher-laws-against-homosexual-activity Sun, 20 Feb 2022 21:04:13 +0100 Thousands of people demonstrated in Dakar on Sunday to demand a tougher crackdown on homosexuality in Senegal after the parliament recently rejected a bill to toughen the laws on the subject http://www.euronews.com/2022/02/11/nothing-there-s-nothing-senegal-s-plummeting-fish-stocks-drive-migrant-surge-to-europe http://www.euronews.com/2022/02/11/nothing-there-s-nothing-senegal-s-plummeting-fish-stocks-drive-migrant-surge-to-europe Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:15:36 +0100 In this edition of Witness, Euronews' Valerie Gauriat takes us to Senegal, to see how the depletion of fish stocks which they blame on chinese and european vessels, is prompting many young people to risk all to get to Europe. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/02/08/ecstatic-crowds-greet-victorious-senegal-on-cup-of-nations-return http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/02/08/ecstatic-crowds-greet-victorious-senegal-on-cup-of-nations-return Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:39:47 +0100 Hundreds of thousands of ecstatic and chanting fans gather in the streets of Dakar to see the players of their national football team, who return home after winning the Africa Cup of Nations and sit on top of a bus as they parade to the presidential palace http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/02/07/senegalese-celebrate-first-africa-cup-of-nations-victory-in-dakar http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/02/07/senegalese-celebrate-first-africa-cup-of-nations-victory-in-dakar Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:00:25 +0100 Thousands football fans in Senegal's capital Dakar celebrate the victory of the country's first Africa Cup of Nations title after Sunday's final against Egypt http://www.euronews.com/2022/02/07/wild-celebrations-in-dakar-as-senegal-beat-egypt-to-claim-first-africa-cup-of-nations-titl http://www.euronews.com/2022/02/07/wild-celebrations-in-dakar-as-senegal-beat-egypt-to-claim-first-africa-cup-of-nations-titl Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:42:28 +0100 Senegal won a penalty shootout 4-2 after the final in Yaoundé ended 0-0 after extra time, to claim their first Africa Cup of Nations title. http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/12/18/protest-calls-for-an-independent-judiciary-in-senegal http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/12/18/protest-calls-for-an-independent-judiciary-in-senegal Sat, 18 Dec 2021 16:58:04 +0100 Several hundred demonstrators protested Friday in Senegal's capital, accusing the government of subjecting opposition figures to lengthy detentions. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/04/mohamed-mbougar-sarr-becomes-first-sub-saharan-writer-to-win-france-s-goncourt-prize http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/04/mohamed-mbougar-sarr-becomes-first-sub-saharan-writer-to-win-france-s-goncourt-prize Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:50:47 +0100 The winner of the Goncourt Prize receives a symbolic cheque of 10 euros but a guarantee that their novel will be published in thousands of copies http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/10/24/women-protest-in-dakar-to-highlight-climate-change http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/10/24/women-protest-in-dakar-to-highlight-climate-change Sun, 24 Oct 2021 21:11:44 +0200 Women protest in Dakar to highlight climate change http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/09/19/activist-calls-senegal-trash-problem-ecological-bomb http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/09/19/activist-calls-senegal-trash-problem-ecological-bomb Sun, 19 Sep 2021 20:10:34 +0200 Armed with rakes, sacks and gloves, volunteers cleaned up trash littering a beach on Senegal's usually pristine coastline. Dozens of mainly young people and even children picked up garbage from the sandy beach in Bargny, a city located 35km from the capital Dakar. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/08/how-a-small-cape-verde-island-became-an-lgtbi-oasis-in-africa http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/04/08/how-a-small-cape-verde-island-became-an-lgtbi-oasis-in-africa Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:00:53 +0200 In the port city of Mindelo in Cape Verde, lives Tchinda Andrade, a trans woman in her thirties. Wearing a short skirt, she sells her Brasilian fritters in the streets in broad daylight. No one insults or attacks her #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/2021/03/06/senegal-protests-4-killed-in-clashes-amid-growing-unrest-after-opposition-leader-s-arrest http://www.euronews.com/2021/03/06/senegal-protests-4-killed-in-clashes-amid-growing-unrest-after-opposition-leader-s-arrest Sat, 06 Mar 2021 07:30:05 +0100 Supporters of Ousmane Sonko - a strong opponent of President Macky Sall and a popular with the country’s youth - say charges against him are politically motivated, http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/03/05/dakar-disorder-after-arrest-of-senegal-s-main-opposition-leader http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/03/05/dakar-disorder-after-arrest-of-senegal-s-main-opposition-leader Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:12:07 +0100 Clashes erupted in Senegal's capital Dakar on Thursday after the arrest of key opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/02/04/podcast-the-european-origins-of-today-s-homophobia-in-africa http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/02/04/podcast-the-european-origins-of-today-s-homophobia-in-africa Thu, 04 Feb 2021 19:00:27 +0100 What are the origins of homophobia in Africa? Where do the laws that punish same-sex relationships come from? Listen to our new #podcast episode of #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/14/cry-like-a-boy-in-senegal-meet-dakar-s-male-doulas-fighting-for-gender-equality-in-pregnan http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/14/cry-like-a-boy-in-senegal-meet-dakar-s-male-doulas-fighting-for-gender-equality-in-pregnan Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:00:05 +0100 “Men who accompany their wives to health posts are frowned upon because people tend to think that they are weak”, Makhtar Aidar says. Yet this is starting to change: he is one of the first male doulas in Senegal. #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/07/podcast-the-story-of-when-dakar-was-the-gay-capital-of-west-africa http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/01/07/podcast-the-story-of-when-dakar-was-the-gay-capital-of-west-africa Thu, 07 Jan 2021 19:00:38 +0100 In this episode, we investigate the colonial roots of homophobia in Senegal. To do this, we travel back in time to when Dakar was known as the “gay capital” of West Africa #CryLikeaBoy #Podcast http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2020/12/18/french-mps-approve-return-of-looted-historical-artefacts-to-benin-and-senegal http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2020/12/18/french-mps-approve-return-of-looted-historical-artefacts-to-benin-and-senegal Fri, 18 Dec 2020 09:06:58 +0100 Benin is to receive 26 artefacts plundered from the Palace of Behanzin in 1892, including a throne, while a sword and its sheath will be restituted to Senegal. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/17/podcast-a-life-in-the-shadows-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-gay-man-in-dakar http://www.euronews.com/culture/2020/12/17/podcast-a-life-in-the-shadows-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-gay-man-in-dakar Thu, 17 Dec 2020 19:00:44 +0100 Dakar-based journalist Marta Moreiras explores what it means to be gay in Senegal, where homosexual men here are targeted with the slur “Góor-jigéen” - a pejorative term which literally means “men-women” in the Wolof language #CryLikeaBoy http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/12/13/catwalk-at-dakar-fashion-week-2020-moved-to-baobab-forest-amid-covid-19-pandemic http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/12/13/catwalk-at-dakar-fashion-week-2020-moved-to-baobab-forest-amid-covid-19-pandemic Sun, 13 Dec 2020 16:44:33 +0100 Dakar Fashion Week looked a little different this year after moving its catwalk to a baobab forest to be more socially-distant amid the COVID-19 pandemic. http://www.euronews.com/2020/10/31/what-does-extreme-motor-racing-have-to-do-with-sustainability-in-senegal http://www.euronews.com/2020/10/31/what-does-extreme-motor-racing-have-to-do-with-sustainability-in-senegal Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:00:06 +0100 Extreme E is heading across the planet to support communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis. http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/10/06/tens-of-thousands-attend-senegal-pilgrimage-despite-covid-19 http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/10/06/tens-of-thousands-attend-senegal-pilgrimage-despite-covid-19 Tue, 06 Oct 2020 15:16:31 +0200 Some are concerned that the annual pilgrimage, which draws worshipers from across the country and abroad, could spread COVID-19. http://www.euronews.com/2020/03/19/coronavirus-senegalese-students-in-wuhan-will-not-be-repatriated http://www.euronews.com/2020/03/19/coronavirus-senegalese-students-in-wuhan-will-not-be-repatriated Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:26:57 +0100 Senegal's government says it can't afford to bring home its citizens studying in China. http://www.euronews.com/2019/12/06/noughties-rap-legend-akon-to-build-green-city http://www.euronews.com/2019/12/06/noughties-rap-legend-akon-to-build-green-city Fri, 06 Dec 2019 20:04:44 +0100 After success in the charts, Akon became a business magnate and philanthropist in Africa. http://www.euronews.com/2019/08/15/watch-bicycles-art-and-the-cycle-of-life-artist-transforms-abandoned-bikes http://www.euronews.com/2019/08/15/watch-bicycles-art-and-the-cycle-of-life-artist-transforms-abandoned-bikes Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:52:05 +0200 "With some bikes, including the luggage carrier and everything you can find 2,000 pieces and none of them work without the other. There is a union, a solidarity, they are together, they are soldered together," he feels. http://www.euronews.com/video/2019/08/14/senegalese-sculptor-turns-discarded-bikes-into-pieces-of-art http://www.euronews.com/video/2019/08/14/senegalese-sculptor-turns-discarded-bikes-into-pieces-of-art Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:01:55 +0200 Meissa Fall from Saint Louis, Senegal, recycles abandoned bicycles, using every part to create sculptures effectively extending their usefulness into perpetuity.