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Senegal

  • [MFWA] Senegal's National Assembly on March 3, 2026, adopted a new law establishing the National Media Regulatory Council (CNRM), marking a significant shift in the country's media governance framework. The reform seeks to update regulation in response to the rapid expansion of digital platforms, social media, and emerging challenges such as disinformation and artificial intelligence.
  • [RFI] Senegal has enacted a new law that doubles prison sentences for same-sex relations and extends penalties to those accused of promoting homosexuality. The move has drawn strong international criticism while reflecting broad political support at home.
  • [allAfrica]
  • [DW] Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye enacted the new law after it resoundingly cleared parliament earlier this month. It also penalizes those "promoting" or funding same-sex relations, as well as false allegations.
  • [Daba Finance] S&P Global Ratings downgraded Senegal's local currency rating to CCC+/C from B-/B and affirmed its foreign currency rating at CCC+/C, with a negative outlook, citing rising risks linked to debt financing.
  • [RFI] A French administrative court has ruled that the state was at fault for failing to properly investigate the death of an African rifleman killed in the 1944 Thiaroye massacre in Senegal, when the French army opened fire on its colonial troops who were demanding their pay.
  • [Scrolla] Senegal beat hosts Morocco 1-0 in the Afcon final but lost their title after Morocco appealed the result to CAF. CAF president Patrice Motsepe says he will follow whatever the Court of Arbitration for Sport decides on Senegal's title appeal.
  • [allAfrica] By any reasonable standard, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decision to penalize Senegal for their walkout is not just controversial–it is emblematic of a deeper institutional failure that African football can no longer afford to ignore.
  • [The Point] Fifteen (15) aspiring sports journalists across the world have been selected to participate in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Young Reporters Programme during the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
  • [Foroyaa] Almameh Gibba, the National Assembly member for Foni Kansala in the West Coast Region has called for urgent government intervention to halt escalating cross-border violence from Senegal's Casamance region, warning that civilians in border communities are being displaced and exposed to gunfire.

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Mauritania

  • [Foroyaa] The Immigration Department of The Gambia has received 78 migrants returned from Mauritania, as concerns grow over the dangers of irregular migration along the Atlantic route to Europe.

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