The African Development Bank (AfDB) will provide Senegal with an additional loan of €5.01 million to continue the construction of a 25-hectare infrastructure project that is almost 80 percent complete. On December 8, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (ADB) “gave the green light for the granting[Read More…]
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Senegal Opposition MPs Detained For Assaulting Pregnant Lawmaker In Brawl
Senegal authorities on Thursday detained two opposition members of parliament for physically assaulting a pregnant colleague during a budget debate earlier this month, their lawyer said. A violent brawl broke out in the National Assembly on Dec. 1 when Massata Samb slapped Amy Ndiaye Gniby of the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition[Read More…]
Amnesty Urges Senegal To Take Strong Action Over Abuse In Koranic Schools
An Amnesty International report published on Monday found that many children in Senegal’s Koranic schools continue to face multiple abuses as well as financial exploitation through forced begging. The human rights organisation is calling on the government to enforce existing conventions to better protect children. In the Muslim-majority nation where[Read More…]
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