Senegal: 91-year old Abdoulaye Wade to contest parliamentary seat
Senegal’s former President Abdoulaye Wade will run for parliament in July’s elections in the West African nation, local media reported. The 91-year old former leader […]
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Gambia gets $500 mln from Afreximbank
The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Tuesday announced the disbursement of $500 million to revamp the impoverished Gambian economy. This financial support will allow […]
Senegal: NBA opens first Academy to unleash African talents
The NBA, major men’s professional basketball league in North America, opened its first NBA Africa Academy on Thursday in Senegal. The inauguration of the African […]
Germany pushes for private investment in Africa
The German government is moving to boost private investment in Africa, Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, told reporters in Washington during the Global Infrastructure Forum. According […]
World Bank trims Sub-Saharan Africa growth projection
The World Bank cut its growth projection for sub-Saharan Africa this year after a tumultuous period in 2016. According to the bank, Sub-Saharan Africa is […]
Senegal: farmers struggle to sell over 6k tons of local rice
The Senegalese government has unveiled plans to suspend the importation of foreign rice to allow the marketing of local produced rice as more than 6,200 […]
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 […]
Morocco to Become Member of ECOWAS, Another Major Regional Bloc
In a bid to boost further regional African integration and South-South cooperation, Morocco seeks the membership of the Economic Community of Western African Countries (ECOWAS), […]
Suspected foreign jihadists arrested in Senegal
Police in Senegal has arrested two suspected foreign jihadists in the capital city Dakar, including one who had been in contact with the mastermind of […]