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Senegalese TV channels have submitted no FADP applications

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Senegal’s Fund for Support and Development of the Press (FADP) says television channels and the print press have yet to submit any applications for aid. The application period, which opened on 29 July 2026, will close on 15 September 2026, according to the fund’s Management Board.

As of 31 August 2026, the Senegalese Fund for Support and Development of the Press (FADP) had received no applications for aid from television channels or the print press, according to its Management Board.

The application period, which opened on 29 July, is due to end on 15 September 2026. By that date, 96 community radio stations, nine online news outlets and two commercial radio stations had submitted applications, according to the FADP’s update. The Management Board is urging the media concerned to submit their applications before the deadline.

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