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Senegal’s President Macky Sall has decreed a three-day- national morning starting this Monday Jan.9 following the death of 40 people in a road accident after two buses collided in the town of Kafferine, capital of the Kaffrine Region. “As result today’s serious accident in Gniby, which caused 40 deaths, I have decided to decree a […]
France’s African soldiers, known ‘as Senegalese tirailleurs’ who fought in the world wars and the country’s colonial conflicts, have now won their final battle — the surviving fighters will be able to live out their days with their families back in Africa after a French government U-turn on their pension rights. The decision, made in […]
Senegal is keen on bolstering ties with Finland and diversifying its cooperation with the European country to make of it a great partner in the future. “The low level of partnership between the two countries is the reason why we want to deepen this cooperation with Finland, which is called to become a great partner […]
A court in the Senegalese capital Dakar has condemned two members of the parliament to six months in prison each for beating a female colleague during an incident in the legislature last month. Massata Samb and Mamadou Niang, both from the opposition, attacked Ami Ndiaye from the ruling coalition during a parliament session on the […]
Senegal will build across the territory 38 modern vocational training Centers to meet urgent demands, Secretary General of the Ministry of Vocational Training, Apprenticeship and Inclusion said Thursday. “At the moment I am speaking to you, there is an important project of construction of 38 vocational training centers to ensure a complete number of state-of-art […]
National Courts of Auditors of Senegal and Angola have signed a technical and scientific cooperation agreement in view of bolstering partnership between the two institutions. Exalgina Gambôa, President of Angolan Court of Auditors inked the agreement with his Senegalese counterpart Mamadou Faye, faapa news reports. Per the agreement, the two institutions will organize training for […]
Senegal’s President Macky Sall was presented Tuesday the Golden Plate Award by the American Academy of Achievement in recognition of his actions towards his country and the African continent. The Senegalese leader dedicated the award to his country and the African continent, state-run news agency of the Western African country reports. “I would like to […]
Senegal is planning to build sports infrastructure including stadiums in 26 provinces across the 46 that up of the West African country, Sports Minister Yankhoba Diatara announced Wednesday according to Faapa news agency. The Head of State Macky Sall, Diatara told lawmakers during a plenary, has instructed the cabinet to work on a program to […]
Morocco’s OCP Foundation is supporting a sustainable development project for the Niokolo Koba National Park, located in the southeast of the country, 650 km away from Dakar in the Tambacounda Region. The goal is to support the National Parks Direction (DPN) in three complementary areas: monitoring the quality of the park’s water, empowering neighboring populations […]
Senegal Tuesday announced investigations into the disappearance of two soldiers who have gone missing since Saturday. “The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the High Court of Dakar, in application of the provisions of Article 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which allows the Public Prosecutor to make public objective elements from ongoing proceedings, wishes to […]