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[Afropop] We are proud to introduce the first edition of the Afropop Worldwide Living Room Sessions. This edition features Aba Diop and the Yermande Family, a band that blends Senegalese traditions--Wolof, Mande and more--in a thrilling ensemble presentation. The band was formed in Dakar, Senegal, but now has a second home in the U.S.. This session was recorded amid the band's tour to promote their 2025 album, Family.

[The Conversation Africa] Africa's Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometre-wide band of trees across the north of Africa. The African Union launched the project in 2007 with plans for the trees to extend for 6,000 kilometres through 11 countries in the Sahel, restoring 100 million hectares of land from Senegal to Djibouti and Ethiopia. Its main aim was to prevent the Sahara Desert from advancing. But the Great Green Wall's also been billed as a solution to climate change, poverty, and even

[Afropop] Over the years, there have been several documentary films focusing on the session and touring musicians you've heard but never really knew, such as The Wrecking Crew (2008) about the group of Los Angeles session musicians who worked throughout the 1960s, Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) about the Motown session musicians, and Immediate Family (2022) about the 1970s Los Angeles session and touring musicians. All these films turn the spotlight on the artists behind the stars. African music has also

[Afropop] It's been some 10 years since Senegalese maestro extraordinaire Cheikh Lô has released an album of new songs. And for this one, he's pulled out all the stops. Maame (pronounced "mahm") is a celebration of Lô's 50-year anniversary in music. You can hear Banning Eyre's audio review of the album here. Meanwhile, Banning reached Lô by Zoom in Dakar as he was rolling out the new album in a series of concerts there. Here's their conversation, lightly edited for clarity. Thanks to Pavel Smid

[IFJ] We mourn our fallen colleagues, we recognise the trauma carried by victim journalists and we send our heartfelt solidarity to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), whose members continue to report in fear and grief.

[RFI] The Prime Minister of Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, has cancelled his first official trip to France, scheduled for 23 September.

[Nile Post] Football fans in the Democratic Republic of Congo went on a rampage Tuesday evening, vandalizing seats at Kinshasa's Stade des Martyrs after their team's 3-2 defeat to Senegal in the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.

[Premium Times] Senegal now top their group ahead of October's fixtures against South Sudan and Mauritania.

[New Times] Nigeria were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against South Africa's Bafana Bafana in a decisive 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday evening Senegal came from two down to win 3-2 in Kinshasa and take charge of Group B.

[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, had a telephone conversation on Monday with the Minister of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad of the Republic of Senegal, Cheikh Niang, newly appointed to this position.

[New Times] Rwanda and Senegal on Monday, September 8 signed a bilateral air services agreement to enhance air connectivity between the two countries.

[The Conversation Africa] The experience of colonialism led to economies and societies being re-arranged in ways that have had far-reaching consequences.

[CAF] Matchday 8 of Africa's qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026 delivered late twists and high stakes.

[UN News] As the nearly 30-month-long conflict in Sudan between rival militaries grinds on, looting, burning, and shelling continues to destroy livelihoods and hope.

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