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Working tirelesly to develop Senegal’s urban agriculture

November 30, 2012 no comments

DAKAR, Koffigan E. Adigbli (IPS) - Watering cans in hand, men and women move back and forth between the wells and water storage tanks and the crops they’re watering: carrots, onions, tomatoes, cabbag...

U.S. Secretary of State arrives in Senegal as 11-day tour of Africa ki...

August 2, 2012 no comments

Starting her 11 day tour of Africa, the U.S Secretary of State Mrs. Clinton set foot in Senegal’s capital Dakar as she embarks her African tour. During her trip across Africa, she is expected to tour...

Senegal – The end of the Wade era as Macky Sall becomes the new ...

March 26, 2012 no comments

President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal has graciously conceded defeat as results coming in from the country’s presidential election shows a massive lead for his rival Macky Sall. Wade’s move...

Presidential elections results are out in Senegal – There will b...

March 1, 2012 no comments

The Constitutional Court of Senegal last night (February 29th) released the much awaited Senegal’s Presidential elections result and confirmed that there will be a ‘Le 2eme tour’ (secon...

President Wade of Senegal - Facing mass protests

Senegal bans protests as mass rally planned against embattled regime

July 21, 2011 no comments

The Interior Minister in Senegal, Ousmane Ngom, has banned political protests in downtown Dakar, citing security reasons, just days before a mass rally planned to protest against Senegal’s emb...

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade says he is willing to hold electio...

July 16, 2011 no comments

Abdoulaye Wade, the embattled president of Senegal, has broke his silence for the first time on Thursday since riots shook the West African country last month, making clear he plans to run for anothe...

President Abdoulaye Wade - Accused of hiring mercenaries

Senegalese President accused of recruiting mercenaries from Ivory Coas...

July 5, 2011 no comments

An opposition leader in Senegal, ex-prime minister Macky Sall, has accused President Abdoulaye Wade’s regime of recruiting mercenaries from countries such as Ivory Coast Sall, who is also a for...

Senegal to get a new Vice President in 2012

June 17, 2011 no comments

The cabinet in the West African state of Senegal has proposed changing the country’s constitution to create the post of vice president in time for next year’s election, making way for an ...

Government in Senegal reject independence referendum for Casamance

February 21, 2011 no comments

DAKAR, February 21, 2011 (AFP) – The Senegalese government on Monday rejected the idea of holding an independence referendum in its restive southern Casamance as requested by separatist rebels ...

Two Senegalese soldiers were killed and one wounded on Tuesday in a clash with suspected separatist rebels - ©AFP Georges Gobet

Senegal – Two soldiers killed in the south by separatist rebels

January 11, 2011 no comments

ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal (AFP) – Two Senegalese soldiers were killed and one wounded on Tuesday in a clash with suspected separatist rebels in Senegal’s troubled southern Casamance region, a m...

Senegal Told to Fight Graft in Order to Benefit from U.S. Aid

May 28, 2010 no comments

The U.S. administration has warned Senegal that maintaining a recent $540 million aid grant depended on its success in fighting corruption, after a series of incidents raising doubts over its anti-gr...

Traditional African Medicine Gets a Boost as Gates Foundation Lends a ...

May 2, 2010 2 comments

The Gates Foundation has made an exceptional move by lending its support to the development of traditional African medicine. Senegal’s Organization for the Promotion of Traditional Medicine (PR...

Senegal’s $50,000 Gift to IMF Official

October 27, 2009 no comments

The government in the West African state of Senegal have admitted to giving a goodbye gift to an IMF official after his 3 year tenure came to an end. According to government officials in the country,...