Senegal went from 94th to 74th place in the last world ranking of reporters Without Borders (RSF), the APS, on Friday, of this press freedom of the press.
In Africa, Senegal is positioned behind South Africa (27th), Namibia (28th), Cap-Vert (30th), Gabon (41st), Mauritania (50th), Ghana (52nd), Liberia (54th), Sierra Leone (56th), Gambia (58th), Côte d’Ivoire (64th) (71st) and the Central African Republic (72nd).
” A new period began with the arrival of new authorities in Senegal. We observed a certain lull at the beginning. In terms of analysis, often, this is quite normal when there are changes ” commented Sadibou Marong, sub -Saharan Africa responsible for RSF at a press conference in Dakar.
This progression of Senegal in this new classification is explained by the fact that the arrests and detentions of journalists fell in 2024, unlike previous years where tensions were noted in Senegal, continued Mr. Marong.
-Faced with the press, he was delighted by the fact that all the journalists summoned in recent times have returned free.
“The President of the Republic had sent a letter to all the players in the press on May 3 to reaffirm his commitment to the freedom of the press ”, still magnified the head of the West Africa office of Reporters Without Borders.
However, he deplored the “difficult economic situation” of the media in Senegal, noting that 48 countries in which RSF ” is impacted a little by this very serious decline in the economic situation of the media ”.
“It must be said that, in general, this is a situation that steps into a fairly regular way, including in the world,” he said.
