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Senegal has officially thrown its support behind former President Macky Sall's bid to become the next United Nations Secretary-General, marking a dramatic policy shift.
News Senegal » Dakar » Economy: Frontline Strategic Communications Releases New Report on Due Process Concerns and Investor Confidence in Senegal's Anti-Corruption Campaign
Port of Dakar, Senegal The Port of Dakar, a key entry point for international trade and fuel imports, has been at the centre of recent customs ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Economy: Senegal: New director general appointed to head Dakar port
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has appointed civil administrator Doune Pathé Mbengue as the new Director General of the Dakar Port Authority (PAD), replacing Waly Diouf Bodiang.
News Senegal » Dakar » Economy: A hidden-debt scandal derails Senegal’s infrastructure dream
Dakar’s gleaming commuter train was supposed to showcase Senegal’s economic transformation: a modern railway linking the capital to a new international airport and beyond, the centerpiece of a ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Economy: Senegal’s new president inherits economic woes
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – Senegal’s former leader took office in 2000 before thousands gathered at a sports stadium. New President Macky Sall, by comparison, held his short inauguration ceremony Monday in ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Economy: Senegal's Debt Figures Improve After Updating Economic Calculation
DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegal's economy is 13.5% larger and its debt ratio slightly better after the government updated the base year used to calculate its economic output, the statistics office said. The ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Economy: Senegal: Ex-president Sall arrives back for meeting with successor
Senegal's ex-president Macky Sall, who is campaigning to become the next UN secretary-general, arrived in Dakar Friday for a brief meeting with his successor, a visit criticised by the former leader's ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Economy: Senegal PM unveils economic recovery plan based on domestic resources
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko unveiled a new economic plan for reviving the economy - Copyright AFP/File Patrick T. Fallon Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Economy: As IMF visits Senegal, more investors view default as inevitable
By Portia Crowe and Libby George DAKAR/LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Despite investors' growing conviction that Senegal will default on its debts, the country's leaders remain reluctant to restructure, ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Economy: Senegal, South Africa to benefit from $400m green economic development fund
The Open Society Foundations (OSF), the world’s largest private grant-making network, announced its commitment to allocate $400m over eight years to support its new Economic and Climate Prosperity ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Economy: Senegal Is on the Brink
But amid this upheaval, Senegal remains a democracy in which strong institutions mostly govern capably. The country possesses skilled civil servants with track records of transparent, efficient fiscal ...