List of newspapers in Senegal

Newspaper stand, Dakar, 2008

The reading public for Senegal's diverse press is largely limited to Dakar and Thies. Le Soleil is the quasi-official daily. Other major popular independent newspapers include the dailies Sud Quotidien, WalFadjri, Le Quotidien, Le Matin, Le Populaire, Il Est Midi, and the economic weekly Nouvel Horizon. National newspapers are in French. English-language newspapers such as the International Herald Tribune are also available at many newsstands. Various trade organizations publish bulletins and newsletters such as those of the Dakar Chamber of Commerce and the periodical Entreprendre issued by the National Council of Business Leaders.

Newspapers

Below is the list of the main newspapers published in Senegal. All are in French, unless otherwise indicated

NewspaperFrequencyCirculation (2014)[1]Owner (in 2014) [2]
Il Est Mididaily15,000
Le Matindaily10,000Le Matin
Le Messagerdaily10,000
Nouvel Horizonweekly30,000
Le Quotidiendaily8,000Groupe Avenir Communication SA
Le Soleil daily25,000SSPP Le Soleil SA
Sud Quotidien daily7,000Groupe Sudcommunication
Wal Fadjri daily7,000Groupe Wal Fadjri

Defunct

  • Moniteur du Sénégal et dépendances
  • Le Réveil du Sénégal

See also

References

  1. ↑ Willings 2015
  2. ↑ Willings 2015

Bibliography

  • Jacques Bouzerand (1967). La presse écrite à Dakar, sa diffusion, son public (PDF) (Thesis) (in French). Université de Dakar – via Sist.sn.
  • Mody Sow (1983), Presse écrite et audio-visuelle au Sénégal (PDF) (in French), France: Ecole Nationale Superieure des Sciences de l'information et des Bibliotheques
  • "Senegal: Directory: the Press". Africa South of the Sahara 2003. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2003. p. 898. ISBN 9781857431315. ISSN 0065-3896.
  • Willings Press Guide World News Media. 2. Cision UK Ltd. 2015. ISBN 978-1-906035-69-3.
  • Karen Fung, African Studies Association (ed.). "News (by country): Senegal". Africa South of the Sahara. USA – via Stanford University. Annotated directory
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