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News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/senegal-farmers-youth-agriculture-food-economy-c66090
Published on: Sunday 28 December 2025
TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal — On a blazing afternoon in Senegal, 33-year-old farmer Filly Mangassa heaved peanut plants onto a horse-drawn cart, sending clouds of dust swirling. Ten years ago, he left his ...
News Senegal » Tambacounda » Economy: Senegal Advances Preliminary Design for Dakar-Tambacounda Standard-Gauge Railway
News channel or source: https://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/senegal-advances-preliminary-design-for-dakar-tambacounda-standard-gauge-railway
Published on: Monday 07 September 2026
Senegal is moving beyond rehabilitation of its existing railway assets towards defining a new standard-gauge network with Dakar–Tambacounda as its proposed backbone. The APS programme is significant ...