''Le Soleil'' is a
daily newspaper
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published in
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...
,
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
and founded in 1970.
History
In 1933,
French press publisher
Charles de Breteuil founded the ''Paris-Dakar'' as a weekly newspaper. The ''Paris-Dakar'' would in 1936 become the first daily newspaper in
subsaharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the African ...
. Following the
independence of Senegal, the paper changed its name in 1961 and became the ''Dakar-Matin''. On 20 May 1970, it finally became ''Le Soleil''.
See also
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Media of Senegal
External links
Official website
Newspapers published in Senegal
French West Africa
Publications established in 1970
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