On the sidelines of the recently concluded Saudi-Arab-African economic conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Exim Bank and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) signed a loan agreement. EBID was represented by the Vice-President in charge of Finance and Corporate Services, Dr Mabouba Diagne. The facility forms part of the Bank’s resource mobilisation …
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President Macky Sall presided over the opening ceremony of the United Nations regional headquarters in Senegal on Thursday (Nov. 23), an event graced by the presence of Romania’s presidential couple during their official visit. The United Nations House, situated approximately 30 kilometers from Dakar in Diamniadio, marks a significant step in the organization’s strategy to …
Senegal’s opposition party, Patriots of Senegal (Pastef), declared Bassirou Diomaye Faye, their number two politician, as their candidate for the upcoming February 25 presidential election after the Supreme Court effectively halted Ousmane Sonko’s candidacy. Despite the court’s ruling, Pastef affirmed that Sonko’s candidacy remains intact, although election authorities have denied him the necessary sponsorship papers, …
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Senegal’s national electricity company Senelec has entered into a 20-year capacity change agreement with Infinity Power, a joint venture between Egypt’s Infinity and the UAE’s Masdar, to establish a battery energy storage system. The agreement focuses on implementing a 40 MW battery energy storage system to improve the stability of Senegal’s national grid. The system …
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Thousands of individuals took to the streets worldwide on Saturday to express their solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which had come under Israeli bombardment in response to a Hamas attack on October 7. In Senegal, a gathering of 200 supporters assembled outside Dakar’s Grand Mosque, brandishing the Palestinian flag and holding placards decrying …
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The leader of the Senegalese opposition, Ousmane Sonko, who began another hunger strike, fell into a coma on Monday and his health “is worsening in a worrying way”, his party confirmed yesterday. “The unpredictable can happen at any time, as it can take the surveillance and hospital care service by surprise”, declared on the social …
The President of Guinea-Bissau, Sissoco Embaló, decorated Tuesday by his Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, with the Grand Collar of the Order of Infante D. Henrique, said that he is a man of the people, a disciplinarian, and not a dictator, highlighting that the country is stronger under his command. “I managed to reposition …
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As Senegal and Mauritania prepare for first gas to come online in 2024, the MSGBC region is poised to leverage its newly established extractive industries for enhanced local content development. This involves crafting and implementing dedicated local content policies, facilitating technical training and skill building, and creating forward and backward linkages that generate and retain …
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The Grand Challenges 2023 annual meeting was held at CICAD in Diamniadio, confirming the strong partnership between Senegal and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, whose Regional Office for West and Central Africa is based in Senegal . This annual meeting, co-chaired by Head of State Macky SALL and Bill Gates, was a platform for …
Ericsson has launched its Gen-E Graduate Program in the Middle East and Africa region. The program, which was launched on Monday seeks to provide young talents learning and career development opportunities. It will offer a well-structured development alongside world-class Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry experts to promote the potential of youth in the ICT …
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