2017 in Senegal

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See also:	Other events of 2017 Timeline of Senegalese history

This article is a list of events in the year 2017 in Senegal.

Incumbents

• President: Macky Sall
• Prime Minister: Mohammed Dionne

Events

• 26 February - An annular solar eclipse took place before and after 16:30 and occurred in the southeast of the country including a small part of Casamance, it showed up to 5% obscuration of the sun^[1]
• August 7: A lunar eclipse took place after sunset at around 19:00, it showed the penumbral portion in the archipelago and finished more than an hour after sunset,^[2] most of the country had clear skies and the eclipse was visible, clouds and the low pressure front were southwest near the vicinity of the coast and were unaffected the whole time

Upcoming

• August 21: A total solar eclipse to take place before sunset at around 19:00, it will show as partial in much of the country with the exception of one portion of the southeasternmost corner as it will not be visible

Sports

• 18 March - Football: Diambars' 12 match unbeaten streak went to an end after a loss to Jaraaf 2-1
• 1 April - US Ouakam defeated Djambars 2-1 and escaped the relegation zone
• 2 April - Football: Ndiambour lost to Linguère 2-1 and put inside the relegation zone
• 7 May - Génération Foot of Sangalkam reached the 40th point with an eight point difference over second placed Casa Sport
• 25 June - Gènèration Foot won their only championship title for Senegalese football, overall it was their second honour

Deaths

• 25 April – Issa Samb, painter, sculptor, performance artist, playwright and poet (b. 1945).^[3]

References