Senegal – Page 33 – Medafrica Times

Morocco’s Ciments de l’Afrique opens new cement plant in Chad

June 14, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Moroccan cement giant Ciments de l’Afrique group (CIMAF) has officially inaugurated a new cement plant in Chad this week as the group, led by […]

Chinese vessels detained off Senegal for illegal fishing

June 13, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

Seven Chinese trawlers were arrested off the coast of Casamance in the southwest of Senegal for illegal fishing activities in the West African nation’ waters, […]

Senegal: 91-year old Abdoulaye Wade to contest parliamentary seat

June 1, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

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 […]

Gambia gets $500 mln from Afreximbank

May 17, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

May 5, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

April 24, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

April 21, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

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

April 12, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

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

March 9, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

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 […]