Senegal

The Movement for the Defense of Democracy (M2D) presented its memorandum on Wednesday, May 26, on the violent demonstrations in March last year. This coalition of political parties and civil society associations supports Ousmane Sonko, the opponent accused of allegedly raping an employee of a massage parlor. This deal had led to riots that left 13 dead. After the government last month, M2D in turn reversed its version of events. It is a 55-page document, including appendices. In this memorandum, M2D states that it…

A conviction and acquittal for two men accused of organizing Doudou Faye's trip. This young teenager, who dreamed of becoming a football player, died at sea in October last year during an illegal attempt to go to Spain. A case that aroused strong feelings in the country. And on Tuesday, therefore, the Mbour court sentenced a man who was considered a smuggler.…

The purchase of a new Airbus "A320 Neo", which will be delivered on July 16, does not go unnoticed. The opposition and civil society demand accountability, the government is trying to explain. as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idrac"It was time to replace the presidency's A319," according to the minister's spokesman for the…

In Senegal, a turnaround for hundreds of tons of plastic waste. A boat from the German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd was intercepted by the customs authorities in early May and fraudulently tried to bring the cargo into the territory. as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idracThe ship responsible for returning plastic waste left the…

The American rapper of Senegalese origin Akon officially started this pharaonic project on August 31 in Mbodiène, one hundred km south of Dakar. Goal: to get an "African city of the future" out of the ground, ecological, with bold architecture, hotels, a business center, a hospital ... Total estimated cost: 6 billion dollars. Work on the first phase would begin in the first quarter of 2021. But so far…

In Senegal, Ousmane Sonko is banned from leaving the territory. The opponent was invited to attend the ECO's Estates Basic - the longer term West African foreign money - a gathering to be held in Lomé, Togo subsequent week, 26-28 Could. However the chief of the Pastef celebration is beneath judicial management, as a part of an allegation of alleged rape made by an worker of a therapeutic massage parlor.…

G20 international locations, the IMF and main vaccine producers promise to pace up vaccination in poor international locations which can be lagging behind. By the tip of April, lower than 2% of Africa's inhabitants had been vaccinated, in contrast with greater than 40% in the USA. On Friday, Might 21, on the World Summit in…

A brand new personal cosmetology college, Farifima Worldwide Cosmetology College, has simply opened its doorways in Dakardébutavril to prepare youth in numerous beauty professions, on the initiative of an entrepreneur who has already launched his personal line of magnificence merchandise. A technique to educate youth who after six months obtain a certificates that the state acknowledges in beauty…

Should the government be able to ban the dissemination of false information? What is the effect of social networks? Should the media communicate more about the authorities' shortcomings? Questions were asked, among other things, in the new study published on May 18 by the Afrobarometer network, while the Senegalese government is carefully considering the regulation of social networks. .

Senegal launched an oil cadastre on Tuesday, a digital platform that tracks knowledge on the nation's oil and gasoline actions. The creation of this instrument was a advice from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idracMap of blocks, record of permits - 9 property to this point -…