Alice Chancellor
@a__chancellor@AFP West Africa Correspondent in Dakar. Previously Paris, London. Views mine
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Thousands are headed to the polls in Senegal for a decisive legislative election. Here in Sénégal , voters dip their finger in pink ink once they’ve cast their ballot. A marker of their involvement in the democratic process. 📷📍Medina, Dakar
Senegal votes today in parliamentary elections, with the new leaders aiming for a resounding majority to see through the promise of ambitious reform that swept them to power eight months ago. Via @AFP voanews.com/a/senegal-head…
🚨 The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns Israel's killing of three journalists in southern Lebanon earlier today. The international community must act to stop Israel's long-standing pattern of impunity in journalist killings. Photo: Reuters/Stringer
The migration route from Africa to the Spanish Canary Islands is one of the world's deadliest, with young people often attempting the journey in flimsy fishing canoes. Moustapha Diouf, a Senegalese fisher, once tried to make the voyage himself, seeking a better life in Europe for…
Seventeen raids on #Beirut southern suburbs tonight. Six buildings levelled in suburb of Laylaki, in the most violent attack on the area since the start of the war. Pro-Iran broadcaster Al-Mayadeen said its vacated offices were hit by an Israeli strike in the #Jnah neighbourhood…
Witnesses to Israeli strike on Gaza hospital compound saw 'so many people burning' bbc.in/3Y6dwoL
VIDEO: Lebanon has become home to hundreds of thousands of Syrians since the 2011 deadly Syrian civil war. But heavy Israeli air strikes on Lebanon have prompted more than 400,000 people, most of them returning Syrian refugees, to cross back into the war-torn country.
Today marks one year since the October 13 targeted Israeli attack that killed Issam Abdallah and injured 6 other journalists in southern Lebanon. There is still no accountability despite strong evidence of a war crime. cpj.org/thematic-repor… 📷: Reuters/Zohra Bensemra
Senegal loses 0.5 to two metres (yards) of coastline every year, the environment ministry says, pointing to rising sea levels, surface water runoff, sand extraction from beaches and coastal construction
VIDEO: Cracked, collapsed walls, damaged roofs and sunken buildings are commonplace in Bargny, a coastal town just outside the Senegalese capital Dakar. The cause: rising sea levels linked to global warming
‘The fear is unspeakable’: airstrikes on northern Gaza leave hundreds of thousands with nowhere to go theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…
We spoke to people following twin Israeli strikes on central Beirut tonight — the third such attack and the deadliest since Israel intensified its bombardment on parts of Lebanon last month. “It felt like a quake,” one woman told @AFP france24.com/en/live-news/2…
One year and climbing: Israel responsible for record journalist death toll. For 12 months, @pressfreedom has meticulously documented the ways Israel's conduct of the war has exacted an unprecedented toll on Palestinian journalists and the region’s media. cpj.org/2024/10/one-ye…
Things I have seen in the rubble of Israeli air strikes in Lebanon over the past week (a thread). 1/
BREAKING: Lebanon says 356 killed in Israeli strikes, including 24 children, via @AFP
An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a military airport and gendarmerie training centre in Bamako, the first such attack to hit the Malian capital in recent years rfi.fr/en/internation…
Senegalese farmer Mame Abdou Diop is part of a new wave of agricultural entrepreneurs in the West African nation embracing online platforms to boost sales, share knowledge and carve their own path in a key economic sector. u.afp.com/5uAq
Enjoyed working on this with a great group of researchers and entrepreneurs
Social media offers a space for innovation for Senegal's young and increasingly urban, tech-savvy population. Our work with @cariboudigital and @MastercardFdn has been covered by @a__chancellor from @AFP and went live this morning! take a look! @cgtnafrica @Nig_Farmer
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