Elizabeth Antidius Shumbusho | Africa Guardian Senegal has announced plans to close foreign military bases, signaling a departure from its colonial past with France. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko informed the National Assembly of the government’s decision, though he did not specify a timeline for the withdrawal of French troops—the only foreign military presence in the country. This move aligns…
Elizabeth Antidius Shumbusho | Africa Guardian Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport, once a bustling gateway in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, and a symbol of national pride, has been overshadowed by the country’s state-of-the-art aviation hub. The former flagship airport, named after Senegal’s first president and celebrated poet, had served over two million passengers annually and hosted numerous world leaders, including…
Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian NBA Africa (www.Africa.NBA.com) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), France’s public development bank dedicated to enhancing lives in developing economies, have inaugurated the “Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience” youth program in Guediawaye, Senegal. This initiative, first launched in 2021 in Nigeria and expanded to Kenya and Morocco, leverages basketball to drive social…
The Government of Tanzania has launched the construction of a new capital city, with a price tag of $5 billion. The city, named Magufuli, would be a new administrative capital for the East African country, located 17 kilometers from the current capital, Dodoma. It would house mainly government buildings and services, and cover over 617 hectares of land. Named…