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Illegal fishing and its consequences: the human toll of migration in Senegal
Mongabay
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June 30, 2025
In 2024, more than 2,000 people are believed to have died at sea while attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands from Senegal and the Gambia. According to the NGO Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), people from Senegalese fishing communities...
Women lead the way in climate adaptation in Africa
Food For Mzansi
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June 29, 2025
Small businesses are central to Africa’s economies but are highly exposed to climate shocks. This article by London-based academics, Kate Gannon and Shaikh Eskander, unpacks how research shows those led by women are more likely to adopt...
Trump’s Pacific and Africa strategies: A critical minerals gamble to counter China
Natural News
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October 7, 2025
Trump’s Pacific and Africa strategies: A critical minerals gamble to counter China Trump’s executive order prioritizes seabed mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) through partnerships like Nauru to reduce reliance on China. U.S. summit...
Senegal tops the Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa 2024
ESI Africa
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June 23, 2025
Senegal and Kenya have jointly claimed the top spot in the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) latest Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) for Africa 2024. Uganda, Namibia and Tanzania round out the top five performers, with Niger (number 10 on the...
Failure To Launch: ‘Akon City’ Scrapped After Rapper Allegedly Abandoned The Project
Black Enterprise
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July 10, 2025
Rapper and Millionaire, Akon's planned Akon City will no longer be a reality. The Senegalese government will now build a resort in its stead. Plans for a futuristic African city backed by New Jersey-born music mogul and entrepreneur Akon have been...
Senegal improves its agri-food value chains through farming cooperatives
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 23, 2025
International Trade Centre (ITC): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2025: Agricultural cooperatives let farmers pool their resources so they can get better prices for their produce and access more markets, including overseas. In Senegal, nearly...
“We’ve Planted the Seeds of Economic Sovereignty,” Says KIFEMA Capital CEO
Togo First
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(Togo First) - As Togo refines its development model through strategic investments, Togo First interviewed Arthur Lilas Trimua, the outgoing CEO of KIFEMA Capital. Trimua, a Togolese expert, departs after four years, leaving behind an operational...
No Nation Is Immune To Maritime Insecurity – CDS
Daily Guide
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July 11, 2025
Service Chiefs in a group photograph during the closing ceremony of IMDEC 2025 CHIEF OF Army Staff, Lt. General William Agyapong, has called on African leaders to take a second look at the existing security strategies that govern the maritime...
President Xi Jinping says China, Senegal inject fresh impetus into Global South cooperation
IOL
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China is willing to work with Senegal to strengthen solidarity and cooperation, deepen their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, bring more benefits to the two peoples, and inject fresh impetus into China-Africa friendship and Global...
Sheikha Shamma opens collective to drive climate action through stories
The National News
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Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan, founder of The Climate Tribe, opened the project's first physical home – The Climate Tribe Hub – this week. Tucked away in the heart of Abu Dhabi, the interactive space serves as a gathering point for climate...
Sustainable Microgrid
The Portugal News
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On the southern border of Senegal, the 1,200-person village called Keur Niangane has replaced their diesel generators with solar power, funded by Africa GreenTec and ChargePoint. The “Solarcontainer” is a sustainable microgrid that is plated with...
Senegal and Kenya Top AfDB’s Index
Business Ghana
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Kenya and Senegal have claimed the top spots in the African Development Bank’s 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) (www.AfDB.org), demonstrating exceptional progress in power sector governance and regulatory outcomes. The comprehensive...
Xi meets Ecuadorian president, Senegalese PM in Beijing
Global Times
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Top news Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on Friday. The two foreign leaders had just concluded their participation in the 2025 Summer Davos forum in...
Senegal women’s basketball team denied US visas, prime minister says
The Independent
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June 21, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
FirstBank wins Gold for Best Corporate University in Social & Climate Change Impact
Nairametrics
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June 27, 2025
FirstBank, the West African premier bank and financial inclusion services provider, is thrilled to announce that its Corporate University, FirstAcademy, has been awarded the Gold Award for Best Corporate University in Social & Climate Change at...
Xi: China, Senegal inject fresh impetus into Global South cooperation
CGTN
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China is willing to work with Senegal to strengthen solidarity and cooperation, deepen their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, bring more benefits to the two peoples, and inject fresh impetus into China-Africa friendship and Global...
China, Senegal pledge stronger strategic partnership during Beijing talks
Africanews
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June 27, 2025
China is willing to work with Senegal to strengthen solidarity and cooperation, bringing more benefits to the two peoples, said Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting with Senegal's Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, in Beijing on Friday. "I am...
Senegal Cancels U.S. Training Camp After Visa Denials for Women’s Basketball Team
Liberian Observer
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After several athletes were denied visas, Senegal Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced the cancellation of a planned ten-day training camp for Senegal’s women’s national basketball team in the United States. The decision, in response to the U.S....
A sustainable agricultural intensification approach enhances food security & land conservation in Senegal, finds study
Down to Earth
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An innovative sustainable agricultural intensification approach in Senegal can enhance food security and land conservation through strategic crop choices in the West African country, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the...
Senegal And Kenya Top African Development Bank's Electricity Regulatory Index, As Regulators Drive Tangible Reforms
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Kenya and Senegal have claimed the top spots in the African Development Bank's 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) ( ), demonstrating exceptional progress in power sector governance and regulatory outcomes....