ECOWAS, SWEDD+ Countries Fight Against Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Harassment

Under the theme “From Advocacy to Action,” a regional capacity-building workshop dedicated to combating gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual harassment was held from the 22nd to the 26th of September 2025 in Saly Portudal, Senegal. The meeting...

Senegal leans on Visa’s digital payments muscle to drive financial inclusion

The Senegalese government and Visa have held discussions for a collaboration that is expected to expand the company’s digital payment services in the country, and in so doing, increase financial inclusion. Senegal’s Minister of Communication,...

EU-funded high-speed internet to boost research, education

AFRICA-EUROPE The European Union is to commit €40 million (about US$46.6 million) to support phase four of the AfricaConnect project, which will establish a high-capacity internet network across Africa to strengthen research and educational...

The government facing Senegalese people this Friday, here are the 3 topics selected

The government of Senegal will launch a new platform for exchanges with the media this Friday at 3:30 pm, called “Kaddu”, which means “the word” in Wolof, announces a note from the Government Information and Communication Bureau (BIC-GOUV). This...

Cape Verde Advances To The World Cup For The First Time In History

Cape Verde, the small African nation with a population of about 525,000 people, has qualified for the World Cup for the first time. The historic moment happened on Monday when Cape Verde defeated Eswatini 3-0, winning their group in the African...

KADUNA AND GENDER EQUALITY

Kaduna State is committed to the upliftment of women, reckons JAMIL ATANDA Kaduna State under Governor Uba Sani has emerged as a national exemplar in championing women’s empowerment and family welfare. This is progressive leadership in action. A...

Concern over new ‘trend’ as parents holidaying in Spain appear to be ‘abandoning’ their children so they can stay and claim asylum

PARENTS on holiday in Spain appear to be abandoning their children in the country so they can stay and claim asylum. A new ‘trend’ seems to be emerging whereby African parents are travelling to the country with their children on valid tourist...

‘Refugee’ children being ABANDONED by parents in Spanish holiday hotspots ‘in long-game migrant ploy’, officials reveal

CHILDREN are being abandoned by their parents in two holiday hotspots in a suspected long game migrant ploy, according to Spanish officials. Authorities in Menorca are investigating a “new phenomenon” of parents flying to their holiday destination...

Africa’s ‘great green wall’ is stalling: in Senegal very few...

Africa's Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometre-wide band of trees across the north of Africa. The African Union launched the project in 2007 with plans for the trees to extend for 6,000 kilometres through 11...

African parents ‘abandoning children in Spain to gain asylum’

African parents are abandoning their children in Spain so they can be taken into care as refugees, officials have said. In one reported case, two children aged 11 and 16 were left at a bus station in Menorca before their parents flew home....

Cruel new tactic migrants are using to reach Europe: African parents are flying to Spain and ABANDONING children... who 'could try to bring relatives over when they turn 18'

By GERARD COUZENS Published: 04:12 EDT, 7 October 2025 | Updated: 04:19 EDT, 7 October 2025 African parents are flying to Spain and abandoning their children in a cruel new tactic to reach Europe, with authorities saying the youngsters can one day...

African parents ‘eyeing asylum by abandoning children in Spain’

African parents are abandoning their children in Spain so they can be taken into care as refugees, officials have said. In one reported case, two children aged 11 and 16 were left at a bus station in Menorca before their parents flew home....

Africa’s ‘great green wall’ is stalling: in Senegal very few planted areas show progress

Africa’s Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometre-wide band of trees across the north of Africa. The African Union launched the project in 2007 with plans for the trees to extend for 6,000 kilometres through 11...

Serious Incident at the Consulate: Senegalese Representation in Milan Attacked, Driver Implicated

A serious incident has shaken the Senegalese Consulate in Milan. Recently appointed vice-consul, Sophie Diatta Ndiaye, also vice-coordinator of Pastef in Italy, was the victim of a violent attack by a driver at the consulate. She was left with a...

Facial recognition proposed as UK’s immigration fix by Tory leader Badenoch

The way to reform the UK’s immigration system is not the introduction of mandatory digital ID, according to the leader of the official opposition in parliament. Facial recognition is the tool UK authorities need to make progress toward orderly...

Mamadou Amadou Ly wins 2025 Yidan prize for transforming education in Africa

Advancing Foundational Literacy Through National Languages Under Ly’s leadership, ARED has developed bilingual education models that integrate national languages to significantly improve foundational literacy and numeracy for children both in and...

'We're not the enemy, and drivers aren't the enemy either' - meet the cyclist trying to create calm on the roads and end the culture wars

Can you remember the last time a car made you feel unsafe when you were out on the roads cycling? Maybe you were cut up by a bus on your way to work, overtaken a little too close for comfort on a weekend ride - or worse. Most recently, I was...

The immigrant delivery workers behind every order

Interviews with delivery workers have been translated from French. Three years ago, Yannick left Senegal for New York City to earn a university degree. But when faced with a tuition fee he could not afford, he was forced to seek immediate income....

Khanenko Museum to open Ukraine’s first major exhibition on African culture and heritage entitled ‘Africa: Direct’

On 10 October 2025, the Khanenko Museum will launch the exhibition Africa: Direct – the first museum project of Ukraine’s independence era dedicated to African history and cultural heritage. The exhibition will feature over 40 artefacts from the...

Social Eyes: Week of Oct. 16-22

THURSDAY, OCT. 16 BLUES CHRIS CAIN BAND Following an incendiary performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival last month, San Jose blues great Chris Cain brings his stellar quartet back to the Sound Room. A fixture on the Bay Area blues scene for...