Visa map Africa + Senegal ready to annull visa demand
 

Macky Sall prêt à supprimer le visa d'entrée au Sénégal

Carte interactive : voyagez en Afrique sans visa!

my French not being too good does this mean that we still need to get a visa if we are NOT travelling with a tour company?

The article says that he is "ready" to repeal the visa requirement, but it is only being considered at the current time. IF (not when) it actually happens the change will certainly be listed on the Senegal visa website, and by the media. I wouldn't hold your breath, things move slowly here.

Oh, and the "interactive visa map" is incredibly useful... if you have an African passport. That website is for Africans, so they only list visa requirements for African nationalities.