List of newspapers in Senegal

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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.

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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 Midi daily15,000
Le Matin daily10,000Le Matin
Le Messager daily10,000
Nouvel Horizon weekly30,000
Le Quotidien daily8,000Groupe Avenir Communication SA
Le Soleil daily25,000SSPP Le Soleil SA
Sud Quotidien daily7,000Groupe Sudcommunication
Wal Fadjri daily7,000Groupe Wal Fadjri

Defunct

See also

References

  1. Willings 2015
  2. Willings 2015

Bibliography