Sources: BBC
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin claims responsibility for attacks on several Mali Armed Forces positions near Senegal in Mali. The Malian army spokesperson said 80 attackers were neutralized while there were no details on casualties among soldiers. 2025-07-1
Senegalese prime minister Ousmane Sonko announces the closure of all foreign military bases in the country, citing a decision by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to remove foreign troops as part of a broader shift away from colonial-era military arrangements. 2024-12-27
At least 30 decomposing bodies are found in a boat off the coast of Dakar, Senegal. 2024-09-23
Violent protests occur in Senegal following an announcement by President Macky Sall that presidential elections have been delayed from February 25 to December 15. 2024-02-10
Senegal pledges to contribute troops if the Economic Community of West African States decides to intervene militarily in Niger in response to the recent coup d'état. 2023-08-3
Nine people are killed during protests in Dakar and Ziguinchor, Senegal, between the police and supporters of convicted opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. 2023-06-1
The World Health Organization asks six African countries (Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Liberia) to be on the alert for possible Ebola outbreaks after Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo reported new cases that signaled a resurgence of the outbreak. 2021-02-16
Senegal reports their first case of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 that originated in the United Kingdom. 2021-01-28
The Extraordinary African Chambers tribunal in Dakar, Senegal, upholds its conviction of former Chadian president Hissène Habré for crimes against humanity, but acquits him of rape. 2017-04-27
Sékouba Konaté, the interim head of the junta in Guinea, is flown to Senegal after falling ill. 2010-01-8