Three more teams, Cameroon, Morocco, and Algeria, qualified for the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2026 quarterfinals on August 3-4 in Morocco; Algeria sealed Kenya's elimination with a draw in Rabat; Senegal finished third in the group with four points; the quarterfinal line-up is now set
West African coastal republic regarded as sub-Saharan Africa's most durable democracy, now under fiscal stress from hidden debts and a constitutional power struggle between President Faye and former ally Ousmane Sonko.
full dossier ›Morocco defeated Algeria 1-0 and Senegal beat Kenya 1-0 in Group A of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations on July 31, with both results leaving the group's qualification places undecided ahead of the final matchday; Morocco missed seven clear chances, including hitting the woodwork, while the Algeria match was played at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat
The Pastef-dominated National Assembly adopted amendments transferring authority over natural resources and parliamentary inquiry to the legislature, creating a Constitutional Court, and limiting the president's dissolution powers; Faye, who was sidelined by Sonko's parliamentary majority, immediately announced he would send the bill to a national referendum
With debt near 132% of GDP and ~$13bn in undisclosed borrowing, Dakar resists an IMF-pushed restructuring after PM Sonko's ouster
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on May 22, 2026 amid a widening policy rift; Sonko was elected National Assembly speaker four days later and named his faction's institutional rival, fracturing the Pastef governing coalition