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Talibs Turn Traders in Senegal
It is widely assumed that few of the estimated 50,000 ‘talibés’ in Senegal – boys in Koranic schools, or ‘daaras’, studying to become Islamic teachers – who roam the streets begging for money to support their religious leader (‘marabout’)...
Blaise Diagne International Airport in Diass Will be Operational in the Second Quarter of 2012
The Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) in Diass (47 km from Dakar) will be operational in the second quarter of 2012, Karim Wade, the country’s Minister of State, for International Cooperation, Air Transports, Infrastructures and Energy said...
Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast Launch Cross-border Cooperation
Mali, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire have agreed to initiate three-way cross border cooperation aimed at facilitating the free movement of people and goods and easing the road traffic between the three countries, Burkina Faso’s Foreign and Regional...
Burkina Faso And Senegal Sign Cooperation Agreements
Five agreements, aimed at consolidating cooperation between Burkina Faso and Senegal were signed on Friday in Dakar by the two countries’ Foreign ministers in a move to strengthen cooperation relations in the economic, trade, agricultural, training...
Cameroon Inaugurates Library Named After Senegalese Scientist Cheikh Anta Diop
A library named after the late Senegalese scientist, Cheikh Anta Diop was inaugurated in the fourth district of the city of Douala.
Denmark Grants Funds for Development in Burkina Faso
Denmark has granted CFA 19 million to Burkina Faso in support of development projects in the West African country for the year.
What Next for Burkina Faso’s President?
President Blaise Compaoré is increasingly cornered, and must adopt a series of urgent reforms to avoid further waves of unrest in the country, say West African analysts.
Togo to Receive 12m Euros From EU to Off-set Global Crisis
The European Union (EU) and Togo have signed a financing agreement of 12 million Euro (about 7.9 billion CFA francs) to “help Togo withstand the global economic crisis.
