Tag Archives | Senegal

Senegal on the edge of collapse: The Thirteenth Newsletter (2026)

Originally published: Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research on March 26, 2026 (more by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research) |

Burdened by decades of neocolonialism and corruption, Senegal faces an all-too-familiar dilemma faced by countries across the Global South: how to pursue sovereign development under the weight of debt.
As Senegal organizes troops to invade Niger, violence mars ‘constitutional order’ within its own borders

Originally published: Peoples Democracy on august 18, 2023 by Tanupriya Singh (more by Peoples Democracy) | (Posted Aug 21, 2023)

Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko has been on hunger strike for over two weeks against his indictment on new charges. Widely considered the main opposition contender for the 2024 elections, Sonko’s arrest has sparked deadly protests amid anti-government and anti-French anger
The Dakar Declaration

Originally published: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung on December 15, 2022 by African Economic and Monetary Sovereignty Initiative (more by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung) | (Posted Jan 14, 2023)

Adopted in October 2022 at the Museum of Black Civilizations, Dakar, Senegal.