By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Serigne Fall Guèye has been dismissed as director of Senegal’s Doudou Ndiaye Coumba Rose National Grand Theatre and replaced by Ibrahima Badiane. The new administrator holds a master’s degree in business management and strategy, according to Seneweb, which recalls the controversies that marked his predecessor’s tenure.
Senegalese lawyer Souleymane Jules Gueye is asking Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô to clarify the cases he mentioned concerning the management of his predecessor, Ousmane Sonko. He says any serious wrongdoing should be made public and examined by the justice system, according to Seneweb.
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Senegalese Fisheries and Maritime Economy Minister Amy Mara has appointed Boubacar Sy director of Dakar Central Fish Market. The order signed on 20 October 2026 takes effect on that date and replaces Aliou Baldé, Dakaractu reports.
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A vehicle caught fire at around 9.10pm on Tuesday 27 October on the toll motorway, near exit 10 at Keur Ndiaye Lo, disrupting traffic between Rufisque-Ouest and Diamniadio. Motorists are advised to take exit 9, according to Seneweb.
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An operation carried out overnight on 24–25 October by the Parcelles-Assainies police station in Dakar led to 33 arrests, including several people for possessing drugs, a bladed weapon or disturbing public order. Twenty-two people were referred to prosecutors, Seneweb reports, in a toll covering Grand-Médine, the Mixta estate and Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium.
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Ismaïl Jakobs ends his career with SenegalSenegalese international Ismaïl Jakobs is ending his career with the Lions to devote more time to his club and family. He thanked Senegal for his time with the national team, which included appearances at the World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations, according to APS.
Tinubu travels to Mecca for UmrahNigerian President Bola Tinubu is travelling to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah and pray, among other things, for peace and unity in Nigeria. He is also due to inaugurate Air Force equipment in Abuja before his expected return next week, according to his adviser Bayo Onanuga.The week in Africa
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