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French investment firm Meridiam has launched a research and training program focused on renewable energy development in Dakar. The training program is managed by the International Centre for Training and Research in solar energy (CIFRES), a unit of the Higher Polytechnic School of Dakar (ESP). About 200 technicians and electricians are expected to receive training […]
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) last weekend approved the recommendations of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) to bring a coal-fired power plant project in Senegal into compliance with Bank policies and procedures. The Sendou Coal Power Plant project in the West African nation was approved by the Boards of Director of the bank on […]
In Senegal, 2,300 localities were electrified between 2012 and 2018, the director general of the Senegalese Rural Electrification Agency (ASER) said. According to the Agency, the West African nation’s electrification rate was 24%, representing 1,640 electrified localities in 2012. However, last year, thanks to the efforts made by the State, 2,300 additional localities have been […]
Two leading opposition figures have been barred from running in presidential elections next month, the Constitutional Council said on Monday. Karim Wade, the son of former Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and Khalifa Sall, a former mayor of Dakar are barred from running the Feb. 24 poll as they were both jailed for graft and corruption […]
The eight countries of the West African CFA franc zone plan to issue 2.723 trillion CFA francs ($4.82 billion) in debt in 2019, Reuters reported. Member countries using the West African CFA franc – a currency pegged to the euro – include Ivory Coast, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo and Benin. They share […]
Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah has again been named the Confederation of African Football’s Player of the Year. The Egypt international was crowned during a colorful ceremony in Dakar, Senegal on Tuesday night.The Egyptian international beat Reds team-mate Sadio Mane and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to top the poll. Receiving the honour in Dakar, Senegal, Salah […]
Morocco and Senegal have expressed their strong determination to work hand in hand to ensure the success of the Triple S Initiative (Sustainability, Stability and Security) in Africa. The two countries’ shared willingness was voiced lately at a meeting held in Addis Ababa by Head of Moroccan Govt Sâad Eddine El Othmani and Senegalese Minister […]
Japanese group Mitsui & Co. has injected over $27 million in the capital of Zalar Holding, an operator of grain, feed, and broiler integration businesses in Morocco and Senegal. The two sides also agreed to set up a strategic business alliance. Through this transaction, Mitsui & Co. looks forwards to contributing to food supply in […]
A crisis is brewing between the two West African neighbors, Mauritania and Senegal. It all started after Mauritanian coast guards shot dead two Senegalese fishermen. The incident has propelled Senegal to deploy a warship in its sea borders with Mauritania. Senegalese voiced their outrage at the killing of the two fishermen with hundred protesters taking […]
Morocco and Senegal have expressed Friday (January 19) their will to coordinate stands at the upcoming summit meeting of the African Union, particularly on the issue of migration that will stand high on the African Leaders’ agenda. This came at a meeting Friday in Rabat between the Moroccan and Senegalese Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita and […]