Senegal News News Senegal » Social: Senegal takes to social media to boost blood donations
Dakar – Like many countries, Senegal has seen a spike in social media usage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eighty-two per cent of all Senegalese have a smartphone, and 58% are regular internet users.
News Senegal » Social: Senegal bans social media amid deadly clashes between police and protesters
The Senegal government announced a blanket ban on the use of social media Friday, following clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko that left nine people dead. In a ...
News Senegal » Social: Nine dead in Senegal, social media sites blocked after Ousmane Sonko jail sentence
June 2 (UPI) --Senegal shut down some social media sites Friday, including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok and Whatsapp, after Thursday clashes between protesters and security forces that left ...
News Senegal » Social: Senegal Deploys Military and Blocks Social Media After Deadly Clashes
Demonstrators battled with the police to protest a two-year prison sentence given to a leading opposition figure. At least nine people died in the confrontations. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar ...
News Senegal » Social: Senegal integrates the social and solidarity economy into its national framework for professional integration
DAKAR (ILO News) – Senegal has reached a new milestone by integrating cooperatives, mutuals, and other social and solidarity economy (SSE) entities into its national framework for youth professional ...