Le Soleil

Le Soleil ("The Sun") is Senegal's state-owned national daily, published in French in Dakar since 1970 as the successor to the colonial-era Dakar-Matin. As the government-linked paper of record it carries official news alongside general reporting.

Its pages and website cover Senegalese politics and institutions, the economy, West African regional affairs, culture, and the country's beloved football and wrestling scenes.