- 14h ago
Senegal boat sinking leaves 34 migrants dead as Canaries arrivals rise
A migrant boat sank off northwestern Senegal, and a new provisional count put the dead at 34 on Sunday, 8 November. Searches for more victims continue while arrivals to the Canary Islands climb again.
- yesterday
Three cayucos with 286 migrants reach El Hierro as council declares emergency
The Cabildo de El Hierro declared a social emergency on Friday, 6 November, after more than 8,000 people arrived in five weeks. Rescues on Sunday added more boats, and Spain's government began moving arrivals to the mainland on military aircraft.
- 3d ago
Pablo Durán gives Celta Vigo a 1-0 lead over Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League
Celta Vigo led Union Saint-Gilloise 1-0 at Balaídos in matchday four of the Europa League league phase, with Pablo Durán's shot putting the hosts ahead. Union, sixth in the table with 7 points, had started the match on the front foot.
- 4d ago
El Hierro declares migration emergency as more than 8,000 arrive in five weeks
The Cabildo of El Hierro declared a social emergency on Friday, 6 November, after more than 8,000 people arrived by boat in five weeks. The Canary government has asked Madrid and Brussels for urgent police reinforcements and a joint plan.
- Oct 31
Poland's constitutional court clash: judge suspends court president as Nawrocki cuts Senegal trip short
Protesters and police clashed outside Warsaw's Constitutional Tribunal on the evening of 30 October, after a judge suspended the court's president and deputy for one month.
- Oct 31
Dakar opens Youth Olympics as Senegalese families struggle with rising living costs
Dakar opened the Youth Olympic Games on Saturday, 31 October, with about 2,700 athletes aged 14 to 17, while many young Senegalese say rising prices leave little room for enthusiasm.
- Oct 26
El Hierro receives over 1,500 migrants in a week as Canary Islands and Madrid clash
Canary Islands president Fernando Clavijo asked Pedro Sánchez for an urgent contingency plan after 2,776 migrants reached El Hierro in October.
- Oct 23
416 migrants reach El Hierro in three boats as Canary Islands arrivals climb
Salvamento Marítimo brought three cayucos carrying 416 people to El Hierro on 23 October, while Spanish security sources put Canary arrivals at 4,492 between 14 September and 19 October.
- Oct 23
Lupin returns on Netflix with season four, as Assane faces surveillance and a copycat thief
Omar Sy is back as Assane Diop in the fourth season of the French thriller, eight episodes released on Friday, 23 October. The new run pits the thief against a surveillance system and a copycat who frames him for a double robbery.
- Oct 19
CAS sets end of November for ruling on Senegal's appeal over AFCON title
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said the award on Senegal's challenge to Morocco's Africa Cup of Nations title will come at the end of November 2026, after an 8 October hearing in Lausanne.
- Oct 8
Guinea-Bissau says 6 December elections cannot go ahead, postponement expected
Prime Minister Ilídio Vieira Té said on Thursday that legal and operational conditions do not exist for the presidential and legislative votes set for 6 December, while the electoral commission called the timetable impracticable. No replacement date has been named.
- Oct 7
CAS hears Senegal appeal against Morocco forfeit over 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title
The Court of Arbitration for Sport concluded a five-hour closed hearing in Lausanne on Thursday, reviewing Senegal's appeal against the decision by African football authorities to award the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title to Morocco.
- Oct 6
Senegalese author and former minister Cheikh Hamidou Kane dies at 98 in Dakar
The Senegalese writer and former government minister, whose 1961 novel Ambiguous Adventure explored the psychological impact of French colonial rule, died at his home in Dakar.
