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China-Senegal relations enter new phase with renewed political, economic cooperation
Business Insider Africa
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June 28, 2025
During a high-level meeting in Beijing on Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, and commended the significant progress achieved by both nations since the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. "China...
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...
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...
Senegal’s debt surges amid fiscal pressures as government struggles to balance spending
WHTC - Michigan
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June 24, 2025
By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Senegal’s public debt climbed sharply by end-March 2025, data from the finance ministry showed, underlining the government’s struggle to balance spending with revenue generation amid persistent fiscal...
Liberia: As Five African Heads of State Prepare for High-stakes White House talks, President Trump Pushes Trade over Aid in Renewed African policy framework
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump is set to host the heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House next week for a luncheon aimed at strengthening commercial and security ties between the...
President Boakai Departs Liberia for High-Level U.S.- African Leaders Summit
Liberian Observer
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President Joseph N. Boakai has departed the country for a working visit to Washington, D.C., United States of America. President Boakai is one of five African Heads of State invited by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to attend the African Leaders...
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...
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...
"Plant is a walking treasury of tales that stretch way back before Led Zeppelin": Paul Weller shares new single featuring vocals from Robert Plant
Louder
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July 6, 2025
Paul Weller has released a new single, Clive’s Song. The track, which was recorded at Weller's Black Barn studios in Ripley, Surrey, comes from his upcoming covers album Find El Dorado, and features guest vocals from Led Zeppelin legend Robert...
From N64bn To N532bn, CCECC Abandons 2nd Abuja Runway Project
Daily Independent
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July 7, 2025
1 …Stakeholders Insist 2nd Runway Unnecessary LAGOS – The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), the contractor awarded the construction of the second runway for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, has...
Premier Li hails fruitful results in China-Senegal cooperation
CGTN
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Premier Li Qiang on Friday spoke highly of the fruitful results China and Senegal have achieved in their cooperation during a meeting with Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on Friday. Li said over the years, China and Senegal have...
Chinese premier meets Senegal's counterpart
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Prime Minister of Senegal Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on Friday. Li said over the years, China and Senegal have respected each other, treated each other as equals, and carried out...
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...
Men And Family Planning: Studies From 23 African Countries Reveal Gaps In W
The Nigerian Voice
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When people think about family planning in Africa, they often picture women visiting clinics, women making decisions, and women bearing the responsibility. Yet family planning affects both men and women. How is male involvement being studied? Are...
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...
IEA questions government decision to extend Tullow Oil's production licence to 2040
GhanaWeb
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June 27, 2025
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has raised concerns over indications that government intends extending the production licence of Tullow Oil PLC (Tullow) to 2040, following a recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing between the...
West Africa Has The Potential To Sustainably Transform Its Food Systems, Says Ms. Bintia Stephen-Tchicaya, Acting Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO) Subregional Coordinator For West Africa
MENAFN
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June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The 2025 Regional Report on Food and Nutrition Security in the Sahel and West Africa, reveals that nearly 52 million people in the region are affected by food insecurity. In an interview with the African Press Agency (APA...
IEA questions gov’t plans of extending Tullow Oil’s production licence to 2040
Business and Financial Times
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June 27, 2025
By Kizito CUDJOE The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has raised concerns over indications that government intends extending the production licence of Tullow Oil PLC (Tullow) to 2040, following a recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing...
Come SAEL away: SAEL to Senegal program connects students on different continents
The Union - California
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Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is reaching out and is holding true to its name, offering a program that connects students of its Nevada City school to similar aged people all the way in Senegal. Since 2023, the school has been...
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...