The birth of the written press

1856 – 1970 · Saint-Louis

The history of the Senegalese press began in 1856 in Saint-Louis with Le Moniteur du Sénégal, the first official newspaper, under Governor Faidherbe. In 1933 came Paris-Dakar, which became the first daily newspaper in sub-Saharan Africa. Renamed Dakar-Matin at independence, it gave way on 20 May 1970 to the national daily Le Soleil. In the 1970s, independent and satirical newspapers finally emerged, opening the era of public debate.

Sources

• Le Soleil — il y a 56 ans naissait Le Soleil
• Persée — Roger Pasquier, « Les débuts de la presse au Sénégal » (Cahiers d'études africaines, 1962)
• Cairn.info — « La presse écrite sénégalaise et ses dérives » (Politique africaine, 2006)

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