During a meeting held on Saturday in Dakar, the president of the Coalition dubbed ‘Benno Bokk Yakaar’ (BBY, united for the same hope) revamped his troops to conquer the “difficult” electorate of the country’s capital for the July 31, 2022 legislative elections. Macky Sall does not admit defeat despite the[Read More…]
Author: apa
ECOWAS Court Dismisses Claims Of Discrimination Brought By Physically Challenged Senegalese
The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit brought by a disabled Senegalese company manager alleging that he was sacked by the company, which has the concession to provide trolley services at the country’s airport because of his physical disability. In dismissing the case, Justice Keikura Bangura, the Judge Rapporteur in[Read More…]
Dakar Hosts World Water Forum
The largest global event related to water, is organized every three years since 1997 by the World Water Council, in partnership with the host country. Dakar, the capital of Senegal, is hosting the 9th edition of the World Water Forum from Monday 21 to Friday 26 March, the first in[Read More…]
Senegal Expects World Bank President On Monday
The two-day visit to Dakar of David Malpass is placed under the seal of strengthening collaboration between the Bretton Woods institution and the Senegalese government. This is the first official trip for the President of the World Bank Group to Senegal and to West and Central Africa. In a statement[Read More…]
Mali Crisis: Macky Sall Favours Negotiated Solution
As the ECOWAS mediator on Mali is due to make a fresh hop to Bamako, Senegalese President Macky Sall said he favours a negotiated solution out of the embargo currently imposed on Senegal’s neighbour by the regional grouping. By Oumar Dembélé The heads of state of the sub-regional organization want[Read More…]
Senegalese Official Fired For Dissing Religious Leaders
The General Delegate for Rapid Women and Youth Entrepreneurship (Der/FJ) is suffering from the consequences of a verbal faux pas. The decision to dismiss him came as a bombshell, in an attempt to smother the controversy. In a press release issued Wednesday evening, Oumar Gueye, Government Spokesman and Minister of[Read More…]
War In Ukraine: AU Chair Urges Ceasefire
On the fourteenth day of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Senegalese president and current chairman of the African Union (AU) tried to convince his counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to stop the bombing. What if African mediation was successful in this global crisis? Even if the weight and leadership of the[Read More…]
IWD: Gambian Feminists Spiked By “Petulant” Imam
As The Gambia joins the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day on March 8, local feminists have been up in arms against an imam who made a controversial comment about female judges of the shariah court. The Gambian judiciary last month for the first time appointed two[Read More…]
Senegal’s Reflects On Youth Employment
The Consortium for Economic and Social Research (CRES) is organizing on Thursday a workshop to share the results of a study entitled “Support programmes for youth employment and employability in growth sectors in Senegal.” The objective of this meeting is to submit the results of the research to the evaluation[Read More…]
Ghana Signs Visa Waiver Agreements With 8 Countries
The Ghanaian government has signed visa waiver agreements with eight countries as part of its policy of improving service delivery with regards to passport administration both in Ghana and its missions abroad. The countries include Qatar, Jamaica, Suriname, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent. The others are the Grenadines,[Read More…]
NEWS LIKE YOU, ON THE GO
