At least 14 migrants and refugees have died when a boat caught fire in south Senegal, a local mayor and a health official told the AFP news agency. “We have been able to recover 14 bodies,” David Diatta, the mayor of the coastal town of Kafountine in Casamance, said after[Read More…]
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Senegal Court Hands Down Prison Sentence To Opposition MP Over Protests
A Senegal court Tuesday handed an opposition MP a six-month suspended prison sentence for defying a ban on protests in the tense run-up to legislative elections in July. Another lawmaker and 82 other defendants tried in the same case were released. MPs Dethie Fall and Mame Diarra Fame were tried[Read More…]
QNET Launches Fingreen Financial Literacy Programme To Empower Women And Youth In Sub-Saharan Africa
Economic fortune of many countries in the sub-Saharan Africa region is dwindling. Inflation is rising, cost of living is sky-rocketing and many women and young people remain unemployed. Developing financial knowledge, skills, and habits are important at a critical time like this. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and[Read More…]
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