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One Household, One ‘talibé’
Amid years of talk and sleek publicity campaigns about getting children – Koranic students – with their begging bowls out of Senegal’s streets, women in the Pikine neighborhood of the capital Dakar have quietly been doing just that.
Customs in Port of Dakar Seize a Tonne of Hashish From Nigeria
The Senegalese customs posted at the Port of Dakar have seized about one tonne of hashish coming from Nigeria, worth 5 billion CFA (US$9.5 million), according to the Dakar-based private daily L’Observateur in its Saturday publication. How People Arrived...
African Renaissance Monument in Senegal Not Funded By State Budget
President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal said he had not drawn from the state coffers to build the Monument of African Renaissance which is considered as an untimely achievement due to the social demand and the opposition to it by Islamic scholars. “No fund...
Chinese Envoy Says China has a Moral Obligation to Help Africa
cChina has a moral obligation to help Africa develop, said a Chinese diplomat accredited in Dakar, emphasizing, in this regard, the willingness in recent years of his country’s authorities to strengthen the cultural and commercial ties between Beijing...
Church Leader Criticizes President of Senegal’s Comments on Christianity
Cardinal Theodore Adrien Sarr, the Archbishop of Dakar, has commented on the injuries and humiliation suffered by the country’s Christian community, after President Abdoulaye Wade’s statement on the Christian faith, in response to the criticisms raised...
Dakar, Senegal to Host 2012 ‘Africities’ Summit on Local Governance
The Senegalese capital, Dakar has been chosen to host the 6th Pan-African Forum of Africa’s Local Authorities and Governments (Africities) in 2012, the most important gathering on decentralized management and city management on the continent, Jean-Pierre...
France Grants Financial Assistance to Senegal to Improve Urban Traffic
The Senegalese Minister of Finance and Economy Abdoulaye Diop has signed a CFA 20 billion worth financing agreement with French ambassador to Senegal Jean Christophe Rufin and French Development Agency director Denis Castaing on Monday in Dakar. This...
West Africa Economic And Monetary Union Opens Workshop Into Inclusive Financial Systems
A feedback workshop of four studies aimed at promoting inclusive financial systems in the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) zone opens today in Dakar. Some 150 participants from the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), Finance ministers...
