In a small restaurant in Senegal’s seaside capital Dakar, Thiane Ngom has risen early to cook up a batch of thiebou dieune, the country’s most popular dish, before the lunch rush. Meaning “rice with fish” in Senegal’s dominant language Wolof, thiebou dieune takes about three hours to prepare, and is[Read More…]
Economy
IMF Approves Release Of US$6.97 Million Credit To Gambia
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the third review of the arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The completion of the review enables the release of SDR 5.0 million (about US$6.97million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 40.0 million (about US$55.75 million).[Read More…]
Senegal Records First Omicron Case In Tourist Who Attended Demonstration
Senegal has recorded its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a tourist who attended a demonstration in the capital Dakar last month with about 300 people of varying nationalities, testing lab IRESSEF said on Sunday. The 58-year-old man was visiting from another West African country and[Read More…]
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