Mercury fuel used in gold mining in Senegal

Kedougou, Senegal May 14: The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of the silvery liquid into a plastic bucket of muddy sediment outside her home in southeastern Senegal. …

Flying Eagles Beat Senegal, Soar Into U-20 AFCON Semi-Final, Qualify For World Cup

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have qualified for this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile, after defeating champions Senegal on penalties in the quarter-finals of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. Ebenezer Harcourt was the hero for the Flying Eagles as he saved …

Flying Eagles dethrone Senegal, qualify for World Cup

Two-time runners-up Nigeria have again booked their ticket to the FIFA U20 World Cup finals after edging out Cup holders Senegal from the CAF U20 Cup of Nations in Egypt on Monday. A battling encounter at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Ismailia …

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Malang Sarr opens door to representing Senegal

Malang Sarr (26) represented France at youth level, without ever making an appearance for the senior side. He has now opened the door to representing Senegal at international level.  Sarr has represented Les Bleus at U16, U17, U18, U19, U20, and U21 level. …

Ibrahima SY, new Managing Director of OLEA Senegal

Ibrahima SY has been promoted Managing Director of the brokerage company OLEA Sénégal. I.SY is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Dakar (Senegal) and the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce et de Gestion de Paris (France). He began his professional …

Nigeria defeat Senegal in dramatic penalty shootout to reach...

Nigeria held their nerve to secure a place in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2025, defeating defending champions Senegal 3-1 on penalties after a goalless draw in regulation and extra time at the Suez Canal Stadium …

PSSG condemns comments ‘intended to sow discord’ between Gambia and Senegal

- Advertisement - By Lamin Cham The Senegalo-Gambian Permanent Secretariat, PSSG, the institutional embodiment of the longstanding ties and mutual cooperation between The Gambia and Senegal yesterday issued a strong condemnation for what it called “ …

ECOWAS Court orders Senegal to pay compensation to ex-minister for illegal travel ban

The ECOWAS Court has ordered Senegal to pay six million CFA Francs compensation to former Senegalese Minister of Sports, Lat Diop, for violating his right to freedom of movement. Delivering judgment, the President of the Court, Ricardo Gonçalves, also …

Nigeria, Senegal in win-or-bust AFCON U-20 quarter-final clash

Seven-time African champions, the Flying Eagles of Nigeria will face off with arch-rivals, the Junior Teranga Lions of Senegal this afternoon in one of the quarter-final matches of the 2025 AFCON U-20 championship in Egypt. Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu has …