Sources: BBC
Protests continue in Senegal against the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, with three more people confirmed dead, bringing the death toll to 4. 2021-03-5
At least 140 migrants drown when a boat carrying 200 people to the Canary Islands caught fire and then capsized off the coast of Saint-Louis, Senegal. The International Organization for Migration says this is the deadliest shipwreck recorded this year. 2020-10-29
Former President of French association football club Olympique de Marseille, Pape Diouf, dies from COVID-19 in Senegal, becoming the country's first fatality from the virus. 2020-03-31
Gambian President Adama Barrow returns to the Gambia after being sworn in as president in Senegal, bringing an end to the country's political crisis. 2017-01-26
Adama Barrow is sworn in as the Gambia's new President at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal. 2017-01-19
Voters in Senegal approve a series of constitutional reforms, which include a reduction of presidential terms from seven to five years, with 63 percent of the vote. 2016-03-23
The World Health Organisation declares Senegal to be free of the Ebola virus. 2014-10-17
A head-on collision between a bus and a minibus occurred in Thiès, Senegal, killing at least 18 people and leaving another 16 wounded. 2013-01-1
Senegal bans demonstrations in the capital Dakar ahead of planned opposition protests against the regime of President Abdoulaye Wade. 2011-07-21
Senegal severs diplomatic relations with Iran, accusing it of supplying weapons to anti-government rebels that killed Senegalese soldiers. 2011-02-23