Six months after the local elections, the Senegalese voters are once again called to the polls for a new composition of the National Assembly. In principle, the July 31, 2022 legislative elections are the beginning of a sprint down the stretch that leads directly to the February 2024 Presidential elections.[Read More…]
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New ECOWAS President Takes Office Today
President Jean Claude Kassi Brou will be handing over to a new Management that will be led by Dr. Omar Alieu Touray from The Gambia, today, July 13, 2022, at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. With this, there will be a change of Management at the ECOWAS Commission[Read More…]
Senegal Gets 121 Million-Euro Loan For Emergency Food Production
The African Development Bank loaned Senegal 121 million euros ($123 million) to implement an emergency agricultural program. The funds will help 850,000 small-scale farmers grow a targeted 38 million tons of additional wheat, corn, rice, soybeans and other crops over the next two years, the Abidjan-based lender said in a[Read More…]