Senegal: Thousands welcome ex-President Wade
Thousands of people filled the streets of Dakar to welcome former Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade, who returned to lead his party into legislative elections in […]
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Niger to raise FCFA 40 billion on UEMOA market
The government of Niger intends to raise about FCFA 40 billion on the financial market of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), through […]
Senegal: Dakar’s mayor arrested over $2.85m fraud
The mayor of Senegal’s capital, Dakar, has been arrested and placed under arrest warrant after investigations by the country’s anticorruption watchdog found him guilty for […]
Senegal-Morocco: President Macky Sall vows to beef up security over death of Moroccan student
Senegal’s President Thursday pledged to clamp down on delinquency in Dakar and around the country in the wake of the death of a Moroccan student […]
Moroccan-Senegalese Partnership, a Telling Example of Farsighted South-South Cooperation
Morocco and Senegal, which are bound by a centuries-old friendship and multi-faceted cooperation, are again offering this week a telling example of their partnership and […]
UN Climate Conference Kicks off in Morocco with Focus on Africa
The 22nd Conference of the Parties to the Framework UN Convention on Climate Change, COP 22, kicked off in Morocco on Monday, in the presence […]
King Mohammed VI to Deliver Green March Speech from Dakar
King Mohammed VI of Morocco will start an official visit to Senegal on November 6, the day commemorating the Green March epic. On this occasion […]
Dubai’s Emirates Resumes Services to Guinea
Emirates airline resumed flights to Guinea’s capital Conakry more than two years after the service was suspended following the Ebola outbreak in the West African […]
Cape Verde: 11 newborns have Zika-related birth defects
Cape Verde has recorded 11 cases of microcephaly associated with Zika virus, and one of the babies diagnosed with the disease was stillborn, according to […]
New Ecowas Chair Sirleaf Prioritizes Economic Growth, Peace & Security
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) leaders have elected Liberian president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, as their chairperson this weekend in Dakar. Ellen Johnson […]