Senegal President Macky Sall on Monday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a $1.13 billion deep-water port being developed by Dubai’s state-owned port operator DP World at Ndayane, around 50 km (31 miles) south of the capital Dakar. DP World Dakar, a joint venture between the Dubai-based logistics[Read More…]
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Senegal’s New Commuter Train Makes First Journey From Capital Dakar
A new $1.3 billion commuter railway in Senegal meant to ease traffic gridlock and modernise a crumbling public transport system made its inaugural journey from the capital Dakar on Monday. The Regional Express will connect Dakar with Diamniadio, an industrial city being built on a dusty plain about 40[Read More…]
Child Refugee To Play For Gambia At Cup Of Nations Finals
AS Roma midfielder Ebrima Darboe, who made a perilous journey as a child migrant from Africa across the Mediterranean by boat, has been included in Gambia’s squad for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations. Darboe, 20, debuted in Serie A last season after arriving as a 14-year-old boat refugee in[Read More…]
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