Roselinda Matyayi has delivered Namibia's standout swimming performance at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games in Senegal, becoming the country's only swimmer to reach a final by finishing eighth overall in the Women's 200-metre Backstroke.
Namibia's young sporting talents have departed for Senegal to compete across seven sporting disciplines at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games, scheduled to take place from 31 October to 13 November 2026.
Senegal's National Assembly President Ousmane Sonko has slammed the government's decision to pursue a G20 debt restructuring framework, insisting the country's financial problems could have been resolved without it.
Hundreds of union workers and opposition supporters took to the streets of Dakar, Senegal, on Wednesday, demanding accountability from Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko's government as the country plunges into a severe debt crisis amid rising living costs.
President Nangolo Mbumba has once again hailed the democratic processes observed in Senegal as he congratulated President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his election victory.
Faye emerged victorious in the first round of voting, garnering more than 54 percent of votes, and was sworn in this week.
A West African researcher, Dr. Caroline Da Costa, says media coalitions in West Africa tend to be ad hoc in nature, limiting their effectiveness in addressing issues journalists face in the region.
Africa's urban population is anticipated to double over the next 25 years.
These findings were revealed by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia at the launch of the Just City Namibia project.
