Chronic match-fixing rocks Cameroonian football, prompting national federation to suspend five match officials
The federation also announced the opening of a separate administrative inquiry into another fixture from the same round, the meeting between Dynamo Douala and AS Fortuna. According to FECAFOOT, this investigation has been launched because of “serious suspicions of match-fixing”.
Fitting send-off for retiring Senegalese icon Sadio Mane after leading Lions of Teranga to second AFCON crown against hosts Morocco
It was a third AFCON final in seven years for Senegal after they got the better of Egypt in Wednesday’s semi-final. Winners of the 2021 edition, the Lions of Teranga have conceded just twice this tournament but were without defensive lynchpin, captain Kalidou Koulibaly, through suspension in what is a massive blow.
American nightmare: 14 West Africans deported by Trump administration land in Ghana
Ghana’s President John Mahama speaks to the media at the Jubilee House in Accra, Ghana, on September 10, 2025. Credit: Ghana Presidency
Gold rush: How exposure to mercury, which causes irreversible brain damage and loss of vision, is a disaster in Senegal
A 2018 Duke University-led study found mercury levels in soils, sediments and water near artisanal gold mining villages in southeastern Senegal that exceeded safety thresholds set by the World Health Organization and US Environmental Protection Agency by 10 to 100 times.
In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, female beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table
The question of accessibility looms over much of the House of Urban Culture’s work in Senegal. Amadou Fall Ba was the centre’s coordinator for 10 years, and now works with the city of Dakar on an initiative to create more public spaces for young people in an aim to make hip-hop more accessible.