The customs authorities in Senegal have seized three containers of ammunition aboard a Guyana-flagged cargo ship, the Eolika. The authorities estimate that the three containers are worth an estimated 5.2 million US dollars. The discovery was made in the port of Dakar but the customs agency did not specify the[Read More…]
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Senegal Rejects Bid To Toughen Strict Anti-LGBT Law
Senegalese lawmakers on Tuesday stopped from passing to parliamentary vote a draft bill that sought to toughen already severe laws against same-sex relations. Gay sex is punishable by up to five years in prison in Senegal, where arrests and prosecutions have risen sharply, according to a 2020 global review by[Read More…]
Senegal Suspends Groundnut Export Tax
The decision to suspend Senegal’s groundnut export tax was made by President Macky Sall, during the last cabinet meeting. Official forecasts indicate a national production of 1.6 million tons of peanuts at the end of the 2021-2022 agricultural season. But because of the poor quality of the harvest, exporters and[Read More…]