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Senegal’s Youth Olympic Games face a test from workers at home

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Thirteen unions in Senegal have called a three-day general strike beginning 21 October, just 11 days before the Youth Olympic Games open in Dakar, putting labour demands and government finances under renewed scrutiny.

Cashew smuggling: Bissau’s “zero tolerance” meets a price gap at the Senegal border

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Guinea-Bissau has declared zero tolerance for cashew smuggling, but farmers can earn significantly more by selling across the border in Senegal. The price gap exposes the economic challenge facing Bissau's campaign.

ECOWAS-AES talks in Dakar end with working groups and no deadline

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ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States have agreed to establish working groups to prepare a cooperation framework, but their first formal ministerial meeting in Dakar ended without a deadline for the next session.

Senegal School Reopening Delayed to 12 October after Deadly Floods

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Senegal school reopening has been postponed until 12 October after severe flooding killed five people, damaged schools and forced authorities to delay classes nationwide.

Senegal Victims’ Families Rebuke Faye Over Macky Sall UN Bid

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Families of victims killed during Senegal's 2021-2024 unrest have criticised President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's support for the Macky Sall UN bid, arguing that justice and accountability should come before international ambitions as courts pursue landmark cases linked to the violence.
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Nearly 800 migrants rescued off Senegal in a single day

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Nearly 800 migrants rescued off Senegal in a single day as four overloaded boats were intercepted at sea. The operation came amid renewed departures towards Spain's Canary Islands, a deadly shipwreck off Kébémer and growing pressure on Senegalese authorities to disrupt smuggling networks.

9 expelled gold miners dead as Mali counts the cost of Guinea’s crackdown

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