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Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium To Host Brazil v Senegal Friendly Match
The Emirates Stadium, home ground of Premier League giants Arsenal will host the international friendly match between Brazil and Senegal. Arsenal dislcosed this in a statement on their website on Thursday. “Five-time men’s World Cup winners Brazil...

Senegal knows what to expect with the IMF: “It’s scheduled for next week”
to the newspaper Libération, the Senegalese delegation led by Cheikh Diba, Minister of Finance and Budget, met with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Washington on Tuesday as part of ongoing...

Brazil to face Senegal, Tunisia in Europe
Brazil will round off their 2025 calendar with two friendly matches in Europe next month, taking on Senegal and Tunisia as part of their preparations for the 2026 World Cup, the Brazilian FA (CBF) announced on Thursday. The five-time world...

Brazil to play November friendlies against Senegal & Tunisia in lead up to World Cup
Brazil will round off their 2025 calendar with two friendly matches in Europe next month, taking on Senegal and Tunisia as part of their preparations for the 2026 World Cup, the Brazilian FA (CBF) announced on Thursday. The five-time world...
Brazil to face Senegal and Tunisia in November friendlies in Europe
Brazil will round off their 2025 calendar with two friendly matches in Europe next month, taking on Senegal and Tunisia as part of their preparations for the 2026 World Cup, the Brazilian FA (CBF) announced on Thursday. The five-time world...

IMF to send team to Senegal to work on new loan program, Georgieva says
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that she will send an IMF team to Senegal to discuss a new loan program for the West African country now that a debt misreporting problem has been resolved....

IMF chief says acted 'as soon as conditions allowed' on Senegal debt
The IMF acted as soon as it could after discovering that Senegal had misreported more than $11 billion in debt, the head of the international financial institution said Thursday. After taking power last year, Senegal's new government said the...

Senegal Qualify For 2026 World Cup After Thrashing Mauritania 4-0
October 15, (THEWILL) — Senegal qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Mauritania 4-0 in their final Group B qualification match at the Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade in Diamniadio on Tuesday night. The Lions of Teranga finished top of...

Kozarev, Diouf discuss further Serbia-Senegal cooperation
KAMPALA - Secretary General of the Serbian MFA Dusan Kozarev met with his Senegalese counterpart Khare Diouf in Kampala, Uganda on Wednesday on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement. The...

2026 World Cup: Senegal’s new PUMA jersey leaked (Photo)
Qualified on Tuesday evening for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, to be held in Mexico, Canada, and the United States, the national team of Senegal is preparing for its fourth World Cup participation, after 2002, 2018, and 2022. For this new global...

Senegal bonds rally as IMF chief says talks on new loan programme to intensify

Senegal, South Africa and Ivory Coast qualify for 2026 World Cup
It was a massive night in African World Cup qualifying and three giants stood tall. First up, Senegal. In Dakar, Sadio Mané lit up the crowd with a first-half stoppage-time free kick, then struck again right after the break. Iliman Ndiaye’s...

Official report on Senegal WWII-era massacre to be submitted on Thursday
The official report on the massacre of Senegalese soldiers during World War II will be presented to President Bassirou Faye on October 16, 2025. / Getty Images An official report commissioned by Senegal on the killing of dozens of African WWII...

Bayelsa Court Jails Woman Seven Years For Trafficking Girls To Mali, Senegal
A Bayelsa State High Court has sentenced a 29-year-old woman, Mariam Omokiri, from neighbouring Delta State, to seven years imprisonment and a ₦1 million fine for offences bordering on human trafficking. The judgment, delivered on Wednesday,...

Senegal, Cote D’Ivoire complete Africa’s 2026 World Cup “Automatic” Slots
Senegal and Cote D’Ivoire ended their campaigns in the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in emphatic style to seal their places in next year’s World Cup. The Teranga Lions of Senegal hammered Mauritania 4-0 with Sadio Mane scoring...

Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire celebrate World Cup qualification
Two West African giants, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, have sealed their places at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after convincing victories on Tuesday night, joining the continent’s growing list of representatives for the global showpiece in the United...

Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal claim places at World Cup
Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal claimed Africa's final two automatic qualifying spots for the 2026 Fifa World Cup as both sides registered victories on Tuesday. Senegal claimed a 4-0 home win over Mauritania to secure first place in Group B. A Sadio...

Senegal and Mauritania Clash in World Cup Qualifiers on Tuesday Night
Dakar, Senegal Senegal will host Mauritania on Tuesday evening at Stade Abdoulaye Wade in their final Group B match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. The Lions of Teranga, sitting comfortably at the top of the group with 21 points...

Travel Advisory Issued for Senegal's Rift Valley Fever Outbreak
(Vax-Before-Travel News)The Republic of Senegal, which is the westernmost country in West Africa, is once again confronting a Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak. RVF is a mosquito-borne viral disease that primarily affects livestock but can infect...

Court jails woman seven years for trafficking young girls to Mali, Senegal
A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced a 29-year-old woman, Mariam Omokiri, from Delta State, to seven years imprisonment for human trafficking. Omokiri was found guilty of trafficking, exporting, and promoting the...