Mody Niang est décédé pulse.sn 1d Le doyen Mody Niang est décédé, ce samedi 17 octobre 2026, à l’âge de 81 ans. Il fut inspecteur de l’enseignement, membre de l’OFNAC, président du conseil d'administration (PCA) du quotidien national Le Soleil. Mody Niang aura consacré l’essentiel de son existence à la formation des élites et à la rigueur de l’institution éducative

Aziz Seck du groupe Super Diamono est décédé pulse.sn 3d Le monde de la culture sénégalaise est en deuil après le rappel à Dieu d'Aziz Seck . Figure emblématique de la musique sénégalaise , il a passé 10 ans au sein du groupe et a contribué à enrichir les compositions du Super Diamono. Après avoir laissé derrière lui l'héritage d'un musicien qui a participé à l’identité sonore du Super Diamono, le percussionniste Aziz Seck est décédé. Faisant partie de cette formation mythique entre 1975 et 1985, il s’est particulièrement illustré par son apport rythmique et sa participation à l’introduction du sabar dans la musique moderne sénégalaise. Pendant cette décennie passée au sein du groupe, ce dernier a contribué à enrichir les compositions du Super Diamono grâce à son talent et à sa maîtrise des percussions traditionnelles. Son travail a fait l'objet d'un rapprochement entre les rythmes du patrimoine musical sénégalais et les arrangements contemporains, contribuant ainsi à l’évolution de la scène musicale nationale . Collaborations au sein du Super Diamono Son décès a suscité un hommage de Mbaye Diouf, qui a rappelé avoir connu le percussionniste grâce à feu Ismaela Mbaye, ancien garde du corps du président Abdoulaye Wade. Il a présenté ses condoléances aux anciens du Super Diamono, particulièrement à Omar Pène et à Lappa Diagne. Il a également associé à cet hommage les anciens de Derklé, notamment Papa Yaya Thiam et Papa Dia Khobe. Avec la mort d’Aziz Seck, la musique sénégalaise perd un percussionniste dont le parcours reste étroitement lié à une période importante de l’histoire du Super Diamono et à la valorisation des rythmes traditionnels dans la musique moderne

Kate Adie presents stories from Mongolia, Turkey, Djibouti, Brazil and Africa. Xi Jinping met Donald Trump in Washington this week. Talking points included Taiwan, the Iran War, the trade truce – and Artificial Intelligence. Our China correspondent Laura Bicker has travelled to Inner Mongolia, where Chinese data centres are being built at a rapid rate as China seeks industry dominance. A court in Turkey has sentenced the already-jailed former Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu to two more years in prison and banned him from politics. Rights groups have said this legal action is political motivated – as journalists, comedians and the LGBT plus community have also been targeted by government crackdowns. Emily Wither has been in Istanbul. Djibouti has seen an influx of thousands of Yemeni refugees in the space of a week, fleeing the regional conflict which has escalated as Saudi-backed Yemeni forces try to regain territory from Iran-backed Houthis. Frank Gardner has been to a refugee camp in Djibouti - and reflects on his past visits. Brazil is split between those who believe in light regulation – and further exploitation of natural resources - and those who want to preserve Brazil’s rich natural eco-systems. Kirsty Lang has just come back from one of the country’s major cattle producing regions, where a new initiative could be part of the solution. And finally, the BBC’s World Affairs correspondent Mark Doyle died this week. He was best known for his reporting from across Africa, and his colleague and fellow Africa correspondent, Andrew Harding, wrote a tribute to him in 2015 when he left the BBC, which still resonates today. Series Producer: Serena Tarling Production Coordinators: Sophie Hill & Katie Morrison Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

Obituary: Death of El Hadji Mamour Ndiogou Ba

The Nioro du Rip department and the religious community of Senegal are in mourning. The Khalif of the Ba family of Nioro du Rip, El Hadji Mamour Ndiogou Ba, passed away early this morning in Dakar, following a long illness. Born in 1930 in Nioro du Rip, the deceased guided the community as the grandson of Almamy Tafsir Maba Diakhou Ba (1809-1867), an emblematic figure of Islam and resistance in the Rip region. He was the son of Ndiogou Cira Marame Ba, himself the younger son of the Senegambian marabout and resistance fighter. The announcement of his passing plunges Nioro du Rip into grief, a mourning shared with the royal family of Sine. Indeed, the wife of the late Khalif, Ndèye Fatou Diouf, is a direct descendant of the royal family of Diakhao Sine, illustrating the historical and centuries-old ties between these two territories. A prominent figure in the educational world before his accession to the caliphate, El Hadji Mamour Ndiogou Ba served extensively in public education, notably as a general supervisor at the Blaise Diagne high school in Dakar. He had succeeded his elder brother, El Hadji Babacar Ndiogou Ba, who passed away in February 2024, as head of the caliphate.