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‘We only have the sea to live on’ – Senegal’s fishermen blame gas plant for dwindling catch

Eric Jabulani October 2, 2025

Senegal Every day, Gora Fall, a fisherman in Senegal’s northern city of Saint-Louis, heads to sea with a mix of emotions: hope and frustration. He hopes he will get a better catch than the previous day, yet he is frustrated by the thought that whatever he finds might not meet his needs.

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Senegal intercepts pirogue carrying 112 migrants

Andrew Mbeki September 17, 2025

Senegal Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a long wooden fishing boat known as a pirogue off the coast of Dakar on Tuesday as they attempted to reach Europe via a perilous Atlantic Ocean route, officials said. Abdoul Aziz Gueye, mayor of Dakar’s Ouakam district, said local fishermen alerted authorities to a drifting wooden pirogue […]

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Debt Misreporting: Senegal awaits IMF resolution

Aaliyah Aamir August 28, 2025

Senegal Senegal remains in financial limbo as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it will take several more weeks before it can present the country’s debt misreporting case to its Executive Board. The delay follows intensive discussions between IMF teams and Senegalese officials over corrective measures to address the discrepancy. The case stems from a dramatic […]

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Small-scale gold miners in Senegal use mercury despite health risks

Andrew Mbeki July 27, 2025

Senegal There are thousands of hopeful gold miners in the village of Bantako, deep in the south-east of Senegal. In the past 20 years, it has become one of the hotspots for prospectors in the region, hoping to find a speck of gold. Due to geopolitical tensions and the unrest surrounding US President Donald Trump’s […]

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IMF: Senegal lauded for strengthening economy, reduce debt burden

Andrew Mbeki July 25, 2025

Senegal The IMF praised Senegal for acting to engage reforms to strengthen its economy, while also working with the IMF to clarify and amend it’s debt position after it uncovered misreporting of how much the African country owed creditors, Kozack said citing comments by the Fund’s First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath. The IMF, a […]