Seneweb

Seneweb is a Senegalese digital media company and general‑interest news portal founded in 1999 by Abdoulaye Salam Madior Fall. Built to connect readers in Senegal and the diaspora, it combines a real-time newswire with original reporting and commentary across politics, society, economy, culture and sport. The newsroom publishes text articles, hosts debates and opinion essays, and produces live and recorded video under the Seneweb TV banner, alongside an online radio stream. A pioneer of online media in francophone West Africa, Seneweb grew around a participatory community: thousands of blogs and active comment threads turned the portal into a daily forum for civic conversation. While it aggregates headlines from the country’s major newspapers and broadcasters, it also operates its own editorial desk and on‑the‑ground reporters, packaging press reviews and field reports that are widely shared. Seneweb’s audience spans Dakar to Paris and New York, with content primarily in French and a complementary English section for international readers. Local media observers have long ranked it among the most visited Senegalese news sites, reflecting its central role in the country’s digital public square. In February 2025 the outlet resisted a large distributed‑denial‑of‑service attack that flooded its servers, prompting upgrades to keep service available to readers. More than two decades after launch, Seneweb remains a reference point for Senegal’s online news ecosystem and a hub for the global Senegalese community.