A court in Senegal has handed down a two-month suspended prison sentence to leading opposition politician Ousmane Sonko for libel, his lawyers said. The court in the capital, Dakar found him guilty on Thursday of defaming Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang, whom he accused of embezzlement. The sentence will not[Read More…]
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Dia Ensures Senegal’s Ticket To AFCON 2023
Senegal became the third team to qualify for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after they beat Mozambique 1-0 at the Estadio do Zimpeto in Maputo on Tuesday evening. Boulaye Dia’s first-half goal proved the difference between the two nations on matchday 4 as Aliou Cisse’s side made it four[Read More…]
Senegal Cement Giant Secures €242M From IFC
Senegal’s largest cement producer, Sococim Industries, has secured a €242m finance package from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, to build a new production line at its Rufisque cement plant in the Dakar Region. Sococim Industries, a subsidiary of France-based multinational Vicat,[Read More…]
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