Boat capsized off Senegal's northwest coast leaving 39 dead
At least 39 people died when a migrant boat capsized off Senegal’s northwest coast, in one of the country’s deadliest recent migration tragedies. The report also describes a deadly attack in western Ethiopia that killed 65 people and renewed violence near the Sudanese border, and notes Senegal’s medal successes at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
Senegal migrant boat capsizing Ethiopia Sudan border armed groups