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Citizens of Senegal vote for the 165 seats of the National Assembly after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved the parliament in September.
2024-11-17

Spain's Maritime Safety and Rescue Society rescues 86 people from a pirogue off the Canary Islands after human rights defender Helena Maleno reports that three boats carrying around 300 people from Senegal have gone missing since June.
2023-07-10

At least 40 people are killed and 87 others are injured when two buses collide in Gniby, Kaffrine Department, Senegal.
2023-01-8

Senegal reports a record 733 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 45,796.
2021-07-14

The World Organisation for Animal Health confirms that Senegal has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at a poultry farm in Thiès.
2021-01-7

Egypt, Senegal, Uruguay, Japan, and Ukraine are elected to two-year, non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council for 2016-17, replacing Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania, and Nigeria. [https:--www.nytimes.com-2015-10-16-world-ukraine-and-japan-among-latest-members-of-un-security-council.html?ref=world (New York Times) ]
2015-10-15

Spain defeats the Netherlands by a score of one goal to nil in extra time of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with Andrés Iniesta scoring the winning goal.
2010-07-11

The managing director of the French Football Federation, Jean-Louis Valentin, quits after the France national football team participates in a public row with him and then a boycott during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
2010-06-20

A British television commentator is sacked after tickets used in the alleged 2010 FIFA World Cup "beer miniskirts stunt" are traced to him.
2010-06-17

Nelson Mandela cancels his much anticipated public appearance at the opening ceremony due to the death of his great-granddaughter on her way home from the opening concert last night.
2010-06-11