February • 25 February – Guinea-Bissau announces an agreement between the Senegalese government and the
Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance to end the
Casamance conflict following talks in
Bissau.
March • 7 March – France returns two military facilities near
Hann Forest and Zoological Park in
Dakar to Senegalese control.
April • 2 April – The
National Assembly passes amendments to an amnesty law that covered offences made during protests against the postponement of the
2024 Senegalese presidential election to lift its coverage on charges of murder, torture and forced disappearance.
June • 10 June – The
European Union removes Senegal from its list of high risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorism financing.
July • 1 July – • France returns the Rufisque joint station to Senegal. This station, active since 1960, was responsible for communications on the southern Atlantic coast. This is the fourth military base officially handed over to Senegal. • The Supreme Court upholds the conviction of prime minister
Ousmane Sonko for defamation. • 17 July – France returns Camp Geille and a nearby airbase to Senegal, completing its military withdrawal from the country.
August • 24 August –
Senegal finishes in third place at
FIBA AfroBasket 2025 in Angola after defeating
Cameroon 98-72 in the final in
Luanda.
September • 16 September – A boat from The Gambia carrying more than 100 migrants runs aground in
Dakar on its way to the
Canary Islands.
October • 9 October – At least 17 deaths are reported nationwide following an outbreak of
Rift Valley Fever that began on 21 September. • 13 October –
Senegal qualifies for the
2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating
Mauritania 4-0 at the
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
November • 27 November – Deposed Guinea-Bissau president
Umaro Sissoco Embaló goes into exile in Senegal after the Senegalese government negotiates his release following the
2025 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état. He moves to the Republic of the Congo on 29 November. • 29 November – A suspect in the 2004 murder of Gambian journalist
Deyda Hydara is arrested in Senegal. He is extradited to the Gambia on December 2.
December • 3 December – Student demonstrations at
Cheikh Anta Diop University in
Dakar escalate into clashes with security forces, over financial aid and the country’s fiscal situation. • 11 December – The government announces a suspension of extraditions to France in response to the refusal of French authorities to return two wanted Senegalese nationals. • 16 December – US President
Donald Trump issues a proclamation imposing partial travel restrictions on Senegalese nationals travelling to the United States. ==Holidays==