Confederation of African Football president, Patrice Motsepe, has defended the African football body’s controversial decision to strip Senegal of its Africa Cup of Nations title.
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Sadio Mane: A Legacy Beyond Goals
Saido Mane cemented his status after Senegal’s controversial AFCON win, writes Sam French. Even before Sunday’s win against Morocco, Mane was widely regarded as one of the greatest African footballers of his generation. He has won many individual accolades, been part of numerous successful teams and a winner on the international stage. The AFCON win against Morocco was the second African title he has won with his nation of Senegal.
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SENEGAL: Political Tussle Erupts Between President Faye, PM
A fierce public power struggle has erupted between Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, shaking the nation’s ruling coalition and raising fundamental questions about who truly holds political authority.
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Trump To Meet with Five Africa Leaders In Washington
US president Donald Trump to host the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal from 9 to 11 July.
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SENEGAL: France Finally Admits ‘Thiaroye Massacre’ On 80th Commemoration
Senegalon Sunday commemorated 80 years since the killing of scores of African troops by French forces that the former colonial master acknowledged this week had been a “massacre”.
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GERMANY: First African-Born MP Quits Parliament Over Racist Harassment
The first African-born member of parliament in Germany says he will not stand in the next federal election in 2025 after 11 years in Bundestag.
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SENEGAL: Health Ministry Detects Cases Of Covid-19 In Hajj Returnees
Senegal says it has detected Covid-19 in dozens of pilgrims returning from their Hajj journey in Mecca arising from tests conducted at Dakar’s Blaise Diagne International Airport where 78 cases of Covid-19 were recorded.
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SENEGAL: Faye Appoints Benefactor Sanko Prime Minister
Senegal and Africa’s youngest elected president on his inauguration on Tuesday has appointed his mentor Ousmane Sonko as the prime Minister in the new formed government.
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SENEGAL: Will Faye End Up A Figurehead President?
It was an unlikely climb to the top for an unlikely national figurehead. Bassirou Diomaye Faye was a tax inspector before he became his party’s secretary general and a trusted lieutenant of opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko.
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SENEGAL: Former PM Cheikh Soumare In Police Custody For Questioning Sall’s Marie Le Pen Link
Former Senegalese Prime minister Cheikh Hadjibou Soumare has spent his first night into custody after his arrest for questioning President Macky Sall if he had financed right wing French politician Le Pen.
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