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Mercy Ships

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Girl, six, starts school after life-changing surgery in Senegal

Six-year-old Mariama from Sedhiou in Senegal, West Africa, was just four when her legs began to bend outwards

A mother who feared her daughter could never go to school and thought her bowed legs were incurable is calling her transformation by a surgical charity ‘a miracle’. Six-year-old Mariama from Sedhiou in Senegal, West Africa, was just four when her legs began to bend outwards. Her mother, Sifaye, said:…

Amnesty International
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Senegal: Authorities intensify repression ahead of 2024 election

Over the past months dissenting voices, from the political class and the media, are being clamped down

The Senegalese authorities are intensifying repression ahead of the 2024 presidential election by cracking down on human rights, restricting civic space, banning protests and detaining a journalist and opposition figures, Amnesty International said today. “Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, the Senegalese authorities are weakening human rights protection in the…

Energy Capital & Power
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Petrosen Director General to Discuss National Oil Company (NOC) Upstream Agenda at MSGBC 2023 Conference

During the 2023 edition of the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power conference, Petrosen Director General, Thierno Seydou LY, will share insights into the NOCs upstream agenda following first oil and gas production this year

Thierno Seydou LY, Director General for Senegalese national oil company (NOC), Petrosen, will participate at the 2023 edition of the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power conference and exhibition (https://apo-opa.info/3YUMr6o) as a keynote speaker. During the event, Seydou will share the NOCs action plan for the upstream sector following the milestone of…

African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR)
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Press Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Senegal

The Commission strongly condemns the violence that took place and the excessive use of force by law enforcement officers against civilians

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) is following with interest the development of the situation in the Republic of Senegal. It is particularly concerned by the latest incidents that have taken place in recent days, including the firing of tear gas at a delegation led by…

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Concludes Visit to Senegal

The Senegalese economy in 2022 experienced a sharper-than-anticipated slowdown, with real GDP growth now estimated at about 4 percent against 4.7 percent expected

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Edward Gemayel, conducted a mission during March 8-14, 2023, to take stock of recent economic developments, update macroeconomic projections, and discuss potential options for a new IMF-supported program. The team met with his excellency Prime Minister Amadou Ba; Mr.…

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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African, Caribbean and Pacific countries ready to show the true potential of their fisheries and aquaculture sectors

Joint programme by FAO and its partners analyzes value chains in Côte d’Ivoire, Guyana, the Marshall Islands, Senegal and Tanzania

A key fisheries and aquaculture development programme implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has highlighted significant potential to boost these sectors in Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Tanzania, Guyana and the Marshall Islands, making them more self-sufficient, creating jobs and preserving biological stock levels. The countries…

Royal Thai Embassy, Dakar, Senegal

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Thai Food, Products, and Cultural Fair in Abidjan, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

This event was organized to further promote Thailand, as well as present and expand Thainess among the peoples in the West African Region

On 3 March 2023, the Royal Thai Embassy in Dakar and the Royal Thai Honorary Consulate in Abidjan, co-organized the Thai Food, Products, and Culture Fair, at Prima Center, Abidjan, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. More than 100 people, including Ivorian nationals, foreigners, and Thai nationals in Abidjan participated in the…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approves $5 million in grants to set up super energy service companies in three countries

The grant will support the training of a team to operate Super ESCOs and support private ESCOs in the three countries to develop their Energy Performance Contract services

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) of the African Development Bank (http://www.AfDB.org) has approved a technical assistance grant of $5.03 million to implement the Africa Super Energy Service Companies (ESCO) acceleration program in Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa. SEFA is a bank-managed multi-donor special fund that works to unlock private…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
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Competition Experts met in Dakar to review the draft Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Directive on Consumer Protection

The meeting brought together six (6) technical experts from the ERCA Consultative Competition Committee (CCC) and ERCA staff

The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) convened a technical working-group meeting to review the Draft ECOWAS Directive on Consumer Protection from the 26th February to 03rd March 2023, in Dakar, Republic of Senegal. The meeting brought together six (6) technical experts from the ERCA Consultative Competition Committee (CCC) and ERCA staff to review the…

Mercy Ships

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First-ever surgery on board the Global Mercy™ highlights life-changing potential of newest Mercy Ship

The Global Mercy is not just a hospital but also a floating training centre, that will facilitate hundreds of hours of training in the coming five months whilst docked in Dakar

Four-year-old Amadou was the first patient to receive a surgery on board the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy ™ today. Born with one windswept leg and one bowed leg, even sitting for a meal was painful for him. Both are conditions which can be corrected by early…