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8 January – Kaffrine bus crash: Two buses collide near Gniby in the Kaffrine Region, killing 40 and injuring 101. The government declares three days of mourning and introduces road safety measures.
16 January – Nineteen people are killed and 24 others injured by a bus–truck collision in Sakal Arrondissement.[2]
10 May – One person is killed and 30 others injured during protests against repression across Senegal.[4]
12 May – An opposition-led rally organized by the F24 civil society platform takes place in Dakar, called by Ousmane Sonko to protest President Macky Sall potentially seeking a third term and to demonstrate against alleged political manipulation of the justice system.[4]
16 May – The journalist Ndèye Maty Niang is arrested in Dakar over social media posts criticizing the authorities.[3]
31 May – Protests erupt in Dakar after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is sentenced to two years in prison for corrupting youth. Demonstrators build barricades, burn tires, block roads, and clash with police.[5]
1-4 June – Clashes between protesters and security forces across Senegal result in multiple deaths and hundreds of arrests. The army is deployed, journalists are intimidated, and internet access is restricted, drawing international condemnation.[5]
5 June – The Quranic teacher Serigne Khadim Mbacké is arrested after being on the run.[3]
9 June – Walf TV is suspended for one month over its coverage of opposition demonstrations.[3]
3-5 October – SIM Senegal 2023, a major mining conference on diversifying Senegal’s mineral resources, is held in Dakar.[8]
27 October – Security forces arrest PASTEF leader Amadou Ba after he makes a television appearance.[3]
28 October – In Kaolack, a mob exhume and burn the body of a man suspected of being gay, an act that sparks widespread outrage and leads to an official investigation by Senegalese authorities.[9]
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