Le Soleil (Senegal)
Le Soleil is a state-run daily newspaper published in Dakar, Senegal and founded in 1970. It was founded as a state-run newspaper by Senegal president Léopold Sédar Senghor at a time when press freedoms were tightly circumscribed. Since Senegal's transition to a democracy in 2000, the state has remained the main shareholder. 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. 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
 Media of Senegal

References

External links
Official website 

Newspapers published in Senegal
French West Africa
Newspapers established in 1970