ECOWAS Advances Regional Road Design Standards With Technical Workshop In Dakar

Dakar, Senegal – October 30, 2025 — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission hosted a pivotal workshop from October 28 to 30, 2025, bringing together road infrastructure engineers, technical experts from Member States, and...

Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?

By 10am on the midsummer Day of the Ox, the city of Narita smells of charcoal and sugar. The cobbled road is thronged with visitors lining up to buy grilled eel, a traditional delicacy believed to cool the body and keep spirits up in the humid...

Carbon credits could help turn coal’s phase-out into a global climate partnership opportunity

The Paris Agreement builds on the assumption that countries can move at different speeds along different paths yet ultimately arrive at the shared goal of staying ‘well below 2°C’. Ten years later, the hope that these pathways would naturally...

Climate resilience through social protection: the economic case for early action

Climate change is no longer a distant risk but a systemic development crisis. The impacts are particularly devastating for the least developed countries and Small Island Developing States, where repeated shocks are eroding hard-won development...

Visa-free travel: Kenya and Senegal just made visiting each other easier

The agreement between the two countries signifies a major step towards fostering stronger diplomatic ties and facilitating greater mobility for their citizens. This landmark deal will permit visa-free travel for a duration of 90 days, offering...

India needs early investments in climate resilience

A new study warns that a single major disaster could result in damages worth $11 billion for India, but proactive investments in resilience can reduce these losses more than post-disaster aid, as highlighted by a Mongabay-India (MI) report. These...

Kenya, Senegal sign visa-free travel deal

Kenya and Senegal have signed a bilateral agreement allowing citizens of both countries to travel, stay, or transit for up to 90 days without a visa. The agreement was signed on Tuesday at State House, Nairobi, during President William Ruto’s...

Kenya, Senegal scrap visa requirements for up to 90 days

You can now visit Senegal without a visa, at least for three months. This follows a bilateral agreement between Kenya and Senegal that lifts visa restrictions, allowing citizens of both countries to travel to either state without a visa...

Comment le Sénégal peut financer son économie sans s'endetter davantage

Le modèle d’endettement externe, longtemps présenté comme le moteur du développement des pays sous-développés en général et du Sénégal en particulier, révèle aujourd’hui ses limites. Le Sénégal fait face à un endettement public record (119 % du...

Kenya, Senegal sign visa-free travel deal to deepen ties

President William Ruto with his Senegalese counterpart Diomaye Faye with their ministers during a meeting at State House on October 21, 2025/PCS Kenya and Senegal have signed a historic bilateral agreement that will allow citizens of both...

Kenya and Senegal sign landmark agreement for free travel

In a major diplomatic stride towards realizing the African Union’s dream of free movement, Kenya and Senegal have signed a landmark bilateral agreement that entirely lifts visa restrictions for citizens of both countries. The agreement, which...

'Food is Medicine' event cultivates new solutions for sustainable health

The stats Tom Pesek listed off to a packed auditorium at Arizona State University on Thursday were sobering. “Tonight, some 673 million persons will go to bed hungry. Two-point-six billion people, at least, can’t afford to eat a healthy,...

Cement Shortage Hits Farafenni, Dealers Call For Lifting of Embargo On Senegalese Cement

By: Kemo Kanyi Cement dealers in Farafenni have raised concern over a shortage of cement in the North Bank town, urging the Gambia government to reconsider lifting the embargo placed on Senegalese cement. Over the weekend, several dealers told...

Kenya, Senegal agree 90-day visa-free travel for citizens

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 21 – Kenya and Senegal have lifted visa restrictions for their citizens travelling between the two nations. President William Ruto and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal also witnessed the signing of the agreement at...

Kenya and Senegal sign agreement on reciprocal 90-day visa exemption

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 21 – Kenya and Senegal have lifted visa restrictions for their citizens travelling between the two nations for up to 90 days in a bid to strengthen bilateral relations. President William Ruto and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye...

Senegal Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan in Western Sahara

Rabat – Senegal reiterated its firm support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative as the basis for resolving the regional dispute over Western Sahara, during the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly in New York. Deputy Permanent Representative...

Kenya, Senegal sign visa-free travel agreement

Kenya, Senegal sign new visa-free travel agreement. [PCS] Kenya and Senegal have signed a visa arrangement, President William Ruto has announced. Speaking during a joint press conference with his Senegalese counterpart, President Bassirou Diomaye...

Kenya and Senegal Sign Agreement Lifting Restrictions on Visas

Kenya and Senegal have signed a landmark bilateral agreement that will allow citizens of both countries to travel without visa restrictions, marking a major step toward strengthening diplomatic and economic ties between the two African nations....

Bogotá, Colombia, Uses Data and Smart Urban Design to Cut Air Pollution

Nestled in the Andes, Bogotá’s mountainous landscape traps air pollutants, sometimes cloaking the Colombian capital in a dusty smog. The consequences have been severe. The city’s poor air quality resulted in an estimated 2,300 excess deaths in...

10 African Climate Change Projects Secure Major Funding

The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa is pleased to announce the culmination of its funding call under the Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Action (CRA) initiative with 10 transdisciplinary research projects selected for...