In-Depth: Helping returnees turn a profit in Senegal
DAKAR, 21 November 2012 (IRIN) - One in four Senegalese migrants returns home within five years, according to the French National Institute of Demographic Research (INED). Many are armed with new...
View ArticleSENEGAL: Helping returnees turn a profit
DAKAR, 21 November 2012 (IRIN) - One in four Senegalese migrants returns home within five years, according to the French National Institute of Demographic Research (INED). Many are armed with new...
View ArticleMurder Case Against a Sheik Tests Senegal’s New President
DAKAR, Senegal — The singsong chanting wafted over the seaside neighborhood all night, and during the day the poor flocked to the edge of the religious leader’s compound to share sumptuous open-air...
View ArticleSenegal bans ex-president's son from travelling abroad
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese authorities have told Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade, not to leave the country pending the results of a corruption investigation, a justice...
View Article>Son of ex-Senegalese president questioned
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The son of the ex-president of Senegal was questioned by police for over 10 hours on accusations...
View ArticleSon of ex-president of Senegal questioned for 10 hours by police on...
DAKAR, Senegal - The son of the ex-president of Senegal was questioned by police for over 10 hours on accusations that he stole millions in state...
View ArticleWade’s son interviewed by police
Dakar, Senegal - The son of the former president of Senegal was questioned by police for over 10 hours on accusations that he stole...
View ArticleCops question Wade’s son over graft claims
Dakar - The son of Senegal's ex-president Abdoulaye Wade was released from police custody early on Friday after lengthy questioning over graft allegations against him, a member of his entourage said....
View ArticleHas Senegal's gender parity law for MPs helped women?
There is excitement in parliament but legislative change alone won't overcome the cultural barriers to equality in Senegal Senegalese women wait to cast their ballots in the first elections since a...
View ArticleProper justice instead of empty words
by Isabelle Eichenberger, swissinfo.ch The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child isn’t just window dressing, but designed to ensure that children are not to be treated like chattels....
View ArticleCOTE D’IVOIRE SEAL 2013 AFRICAN U-17 CHAMPIONSHIP BERTH (Confédération...
Cote d'Ivoire made certain of their participation at the 2013 African U-17 Championship with a 2-1 victory over their Senegalese counterparts in Abidjan on Saturday. Les Eléphanteaux reached the final...
View ArticleSenegal investigation sparks fear of violence
Tensions in this West African country are rising, with fears of an outbreak of political violence as a corruption probe continues to dog the son of a former president. Karim Wade is the 44-year-old...
View Article>Algeria scandals mask high level power struggle
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Nearly a week from regional elections, Algerians are less interested in the public vote than an intensifying behind-the-scenes power struggle — one that is playing out through...
View ArticleNepad aims to get off beggar’s kneepads
ECHOING the dismay recently expressed by Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma about the state of the African Union’s (AU’s) finances, Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad)...
View ArticleAlgeria scandals mask high level power struggle
ALGIERS, Algeria Nearly a week from regional elections, Algerians are less interested in the public vote than an intensifying behind-the-scenes power struggle - one that is playing out through a...
View ArticleGreenwich runners boost health care in Africa
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Ben Harvison and Sam Root each inhaled one last deep breath, took their final, exhausted strides, and collapsed across the finish line off King Street, their cheeks flushed red...
View ArticleBig Picture: Dakar fashion week, by Vincent Boisot
This shot combines the high camp of catwalk creations with the reality of daily life in downtown Dakar This shot of Dakar fashion week was a prizewinner in the World Press Photo competition....
View ArticleInvestigations Underway into Corruption and Embezzlement in West Africa
DAKAR — So-called "ill-gotten gains" investigations are underway into several current and former ruling families from West and Central Africa. Senegal's new government has launched a landmark...
View ArticleSon of ex-Senegalese president questioned
DAKAR, Senegal â The son of the ex-president of Senegal was questioned by police for over 10 hours on accusations that he stole millions in state funds during his...
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