Senegal’s President Says TV And Radio Should Not be Funded By Foreigners

President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, has insisted that all Senegalese citizens who want to set up private TVs or radios “should give evidence that their financial resources are not provided by foreigners.” Wade was reacting to a controversy over the...

US Donates Satellite Communications System to AU Mission in Somalia

As part of ongoing support for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the United States has donated a satellite communications system to provide a link between the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the deployed AU forces in Somalia.