By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Dakaractu
People living with a disability, members of the Kiiraay party, criticised the stance of Pastef deputies on the amending finance bill in Mbacké. They fear that its blocking will deprive thousands of beneficiaries of family security grants, according to Dakaractu.
Four political figures, including Cheikhou Oumar Sy, denounced at a joint press conference the tug-of-war between the executive and the National Assembly. They call for urgent measures in the face of deteriorating public finances, the weight of debt and difficulties faced by businesses, according to Dakaractu.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Dakaractu ·
Aminata Touré says 50 air tickets to Mecca intended for MPs were given to Ousmane Sonko and came from special funds. She made the allegations on 8 November 2026 at a Kiiraay rally in Kaolack, according to Dakaractu.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Dakaractu ·
The leader of the Dundu party, Mouhamedou Madana Kane, is calling for a rapprochement between the president and the National Assembly to lift the country out of its institutional crisis. Speaking at a press conference, he said the political deadlock is holding back the return of investors, according to Dakaractu.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Dakaractu ·
According to Aminata Touré on RFM, 50 tickets for the pilgrimage to Mecca were financed by the National Assembly’s special funds. The Forum du justiciable, through Babacar Ba, urges Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko to refuse these benefits, in the name of consistency with his criticism of these funds.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
Lompoul: a survivor describes the capsizing of a pirogue, 38 deadThree more bodies were recovered on Monday 9 November off Lompoul, bringing to 38 the number of victims of the capsizing of a pirogue carrying would-be migrants. Searches continue for any missing people, according to SeneNews, which reports a survivor’s account of the circumstances of the tragedy.
In Bissau, armed men storm the residence of Soares SambúMADEM-G15 says that around six armed and hooded men overpowered the guards of Soares Sambú, the party’s national deputy coordinator, before entering his residence on 9 November 2026. The party calls on the judicial authorities to identify the perpetrators and any instigators of the attack.The week in Africa
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