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Senegal

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:37:27 GMT
Aliou Badara Faty - the Local Player Who Finds His Place Among Senegal's Best Players
[CAF] An introvert standing almost two metres tall, the Casa Sports goalkeeper lived his dream a few months after his first call-up to the Senegal senior national team. The maiden call-up came in November last year for the matches against Togo and Co...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:36:24 GMT
Good Mr. President - On Casamance, TRRC
[The Point] Mr. President, the situation in Casamance in Senegal has been escalating for the past few days with the Senegalese army launching attacks on the MFDC bases and seizing them which resulted in one Senegalese soldier killed and several peopl...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 11:14:02 GMT
World Water Forum in Senegal Promises to Be a Catalyst for Action
[RFI] The ninth World Water Forum, a week-long series of conferences and workshops aimed at accelerating universal access to water and sanitation, is to open on Tuesday in the Senegalese capital Dakar.

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:50:56 GMT
Maidens Thrash Senegal to Progress in Qualifiers
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's Black Maidens have progressed to the third round of the 2022 Women Under-17 FIFA World Cup, after brushing aside the Young Teranga Lionesses of Senegal 3-0 in the second leg of the qualifiers.

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:43:32 GMT
A template for action: how new guidelines pave the path to better sanitation in Africa
[Speak Up Africa] This week's World Water Forum, taking place in Dakar, Senegal, is a timely reminder of how the world is slipping behind its commitment to achieve universal access to safe sanitation by 2030.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:19:52 GMT
Senegal-MFDC Scuffle Forces 100s in Dire Situation
[The Point] Hundreds of internally displaced Gambians across the Fonis near the Gambia-Cassamance borders are in need of humanitarian assistance amid scuffle between the Senegalese military and MFDC.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:12:11 GMT
Army Offensive in South of Country Displaces Thousands
[VOA] Dakar -- Senegal's army has launched a new offensive aimed at dismantling a separatist rebel group in the country's southern region, causing more than 2,000 people to flee. The military operation comes less than two months after rebels killed f...

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:26:27 GMT
Black Maidens to Face Senegal Sunday
[Ghanaian Times] The Black Maidens of Ghana will take on the Young Teranga Lionesses of Senegal in the 2nd leg of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 first round qualifiers at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:02:23 GMT
Casamance - Sant'egidio Calls for the End of Military Operations and a Willingness to Negotiate
[Agenzia Fides] Dakar -- "We are deeply concerned about the armed conflict that is currently taking place in northern Casamance", declares the Community of Sant'Egidio, which for years has acted as a mediator for peace between the government of Seneg...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 04:36:54 GMT
Senegal's Ambitious Goals for Its African Union Presidency
[ISS] Will the country's national and international legitimacy be enough to achieve its objectives for stability in West Africa?

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:40:16 GMT
Salah Is Fit for Senegal's Clash
[CAF] Mohamed Salah will be fit for Egypt's game against Senegal in FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:27:08 GMT
Generation Foot and Casa Sports Dominant After First Round of Senegal Top-Flight
[CAF] The Senegalese Ligue 1 completed its first round on Monday with Generation Foot and Casa Sports emerging as the leaders as they were able to garner 23 points each.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:18:34 GMT
Barrow Pledges D5 Million for Displaced Persons in the Fonis
[The Point] Her Excellency the Vice President Dr. Isatou Touray, yesterday announced that His Excellency President Adama Barrow has pledged D5 million for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Fonis through the NDMA as a humanitarian respons...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:17:38 GMT
Govt Reacts to Senegal Military Operation Against MFDC
[The Point] Banjul -- It has come to the awareness of The Gambia Government that Senegal launched a 'Military Operation' against MFDC separatists in its southern region of Cassamance on Sunday 13th March, 2022.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:14:55 GMT
Army Launches Operation Against Southern Casamance Rebels
[RFI] The Senegal army has launched a military operation against rebels in the southern Casamance region, the chief of staff said in a statement issued on Sunday.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:19:41 GMT
Child protection, partners remobilize to strengthen the fight against abuse
[OCHA] Dakar, March 11, 2022: Under the leadership of the Senegalese Ministry of Justice, the members of the Technical Monitoring Committee and then the members of the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the Support Project for the Protection of Chi...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 03:22:56 GMT
Africans and the Russia-Ukraine War
[Premium Times] On February 2, the United Nations General Assembly convened in an emergency session, the first in a quarter of a century, to consider the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the end of the debate, the states in the General Assembly voted ...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:38:00 GMT
Nigeria Seals Oil, Gas Local Content Development Deal With Senegal
[This Day] The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Senegalese Petroleum Industry have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Nigeria's support for the development of local content in Senegal's oil and gas ...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:28:03 GMT
Black Maidens Can Improve Against Senegal - Baba Nuhu
[Ghanaian Times] Black Maidens Coach, Baba Nuhu says even though the team won narrowly in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup first round first leg qualifier against Senegal, there is more room for improvement in the remaining games especially in the sec...

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 07:32:59 GMT
Women Entrepreneurs Can't Get Access to Capital ... Unless Other Women Are Managing It
[allAfrica] Around the world, it's much more difficult for female entrepreneurs to get the funding they need to grow their businesses. The gender gap prevents women from reaching their potential and costs sub-Saharan Africa approximately $95 billion...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:55:20 GMT
Mutoro Blames Morans' Poor Show in Dakar to Poor Preps, Absence of Stars
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Morans point guard Eric Mutoro has blamed the team's poor performance in the first leg of the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers to poor preparations and absence of several stars including Tyler Okari.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:57:40 GMT
Basketball Africa League's 2nd Season Begins
[VOA] The fledgling Basketball Africa League tipped off its second season in Dakar, Senegal, on March 5, 2022, with a dozen men's club teams from as many African countries vying for the 2022 BAL championship title.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:09:40 GMT
Senegal Blasts Ukraine Over 'Illegal' Call for Fighters
[RFI] Senegal has condemned the Ukrainian embassy for calling for fighters to join its effort to repel Russia's invasion, warning that recruiting mercenaries or even volunteers breached its laws.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:22:37 GMT
DFC and USADF Launch New Initiative to Help Accelerate Small Businesses in Africa
[DFC] Washington, DC -- The African Small Business Catalyst, a collaboration within the U.S. government, is open for applications from innovative small businesses focused on development in select countries in Africa

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:47:41 GMT
Baba Nuhu Names Black Maidens Squad for Senegal
[Ghanaian Times] Black Maidens Head Coach, Baba Nuhu has named a squad list of 22 players to face Senegal's young Teranga Lioness in the first leg of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 Qualifiers.

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 07:47:10 GMT
When We Tell Our Stories - Musings From AFCON 2021
[New Dawn] The Total Energies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN Total Energies 2021) took the continent by storm for a good 29 days, with the recently concluded 33rd edition acclaimed as the most widely followed in the history of the competition. Prowe...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 11:23:38 GMT
What Can We Do About Ecosystem Degradation?
[FAO] Here's what FAO is doing to help in this United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 12:37:39 GMT
Going for Gold Leaves Senegal's Artisanal Mining Communities Poorer
[ISS] Stopping mercury and cyanide use is vital, but so is preserving the country's soil, rivers and trees.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:08:42 GMT
German President Urges Greater Cooperation On Senegal Trip
[DW] Germany's Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall discussed military and scientific partnerships in a region racked by terrorism and a wave of military coups.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:00:27 GMT
Protesters Demand Longer Prison Sentences for Homosexuals
[VOA] Dakar -- A group of men gathered around a burning gay flag in Dakar Sunday and chanted: "Senegal will never accept homosexuality." Others held signs that read: "Senegal says no to homosexuality" and "We demand an end to the LGBT agenda."



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