Following a now well established trend in Africa, Senegal, which is viewed by many as a democratic model in the region, may soon change a key clause of its Constitution if a proposal by the government is approved.

President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal threatens to sue the FAO, accused of deducting 20 per cent of the aid funds collected on behalf of the African countries confronted with food crisis.

Even as international efforts to find a solution to soaring world food prices continue, outspoken Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade this week launched a scathing attack on the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), saying it should be scrapped.

After years of delays linked to instability in strife-torn Casamance, the government finally launched a landmine clearance programme in the region in February 2008, but lack of adherence to the 2004 peace accord is hampering progress.

Stéphanie Malak was injured by a landmine in 1998 when her village, was attacked, allegedly by rebels from the Movement for Democratic Change (MFDC), and then mined. She fled with her family to Ziguinchor where she is trying to make ends meet. She told IRIN her story.

The news may have come as a surprise to the French, whose leaders are always talking about the influx of Africans, and the threat this "invasion" poses to their economy and culture.

Armed men claiming to represent the rebel group Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) attacked twenty villagers from Tampe 15 km east of the regional capital Ziguinchor on 7 May and hacked each of their left ears with machetes, according to the victims and the Senegalese army.

Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade pleads for the elimination of the FAO and the transfer of its competences and facilities to the International Fund for agricultural development (IFAD) that will be then turned into a new organisation called "World Fund for Assistance to Agriculture" with its headquarters in Africa.

Nine nominees to serve as U.S. ambassadors in Africa appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday for confirmation.

If the new agricultural programme announced by the Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade succeeds, it will be one of the greatest agricultural and economic revolutions in post colonial Africa.

At least 60 students and 19 teachers from Lycée Chérif Samsideen Hydara, a high school in Wellingara, Senegal, on Saturday May 3, concluded a four day exchange visit to Armitage Senior School in Janjangbureh, Central River Region (CRR).

We write to draw your attention to Senegal's long delay in opening proceedings against the former President of Chad, Hissène Habré. We appeal to the African and international communities to encourage Senegal to discharge the mandate it was given by the African Union, and to respect the decision issued by the United Nations Committee against Torture almost two years ago, calling for ...

One man was killed and 20 passengers injured when a bus drove over a landmine near the village of Lefeu, 70km north of the Casamance capital Ziguinchor on 1 May police said.

SENEGALESE President Abdoulaye Wade has sent a special message of solidarity to President Mugabe and the people of Zimbabwe calling for unity and peace in the post-election period.

The Union of Senegalese Private Pharmacists on Thursday called a seven-hour general strike - from 8 am to 3 pm- to protest against the illegal sale of drugs and increasing attacks on their businesses.

FIFA has recognised a Normalisation Committee set up by Senegalese government to bring the sport back to the right track.

"There is no hunger in Senegal and there will be no hunger in Senegal," President Abdoulaye Wade declared at the end of April, annoyed that the main topic of discussion throughout the country is the ongoing food crisis that affects countries worldwide.

Departing today for Senegal, the Sierra Leone youth U-20 squad have promised to pay back their Senegalese opponent in the second leg encounter of the youth championship qualifying round.

Suffolk University Dakar, Senegal, has introduced its undergraduate 2007/2008 admission programme to Nigerian students who desire to study at the institution.

Fatim Badjie, the secretary of state for Communications, Information and Information Technology (DOSCIIT), accompanied by some senior staff of her department and the Chief Executive Officer of GAMTEL with Senior Technical Experts, successfully concluded an official mission to Dakar, Senegal where they held bilateral meetings with their Senegalese counterparts, a press release from DOSCIIT ...

Veteran Senegalese journalist Magib Séne, who worked for over thirthy years with RTS (Radion Télévision Sénégalaise), has extolled the virtues of President Yahya Jammeh, saying the President has succeeded in laying a solid foundation for the country. Magiib Séne made the observation on Friday during an interview with the Daily Obsever.

South Africa is to host Senegal for the inaugural launch of the South Africa - Senegal Joint Commission for Bilateral Commission (JCBC) aimed at strengthening the country's ties with the emerging giant in the West African region.

President Abdoulaye Wade has launched a new agricultural programme called GOANA to achieve self-sufficiency in his country, and to tackle the crisis triggered by rising global food prices.

Discontent in Senegal's capital Dakar, where millions depend on imported rice and foodstuffs, has increased in lockstep with rising global food and utility prices. The government has touted a "self-sufficiency" rice growing campaign as its answer to people's problems, but experts say the scheme is flawed.

If a European rock music fan has just one album by an African artist in his or her collection, there is a higher than average chance it was recorded by Youssou N'Dour. The Senegalese man's status as his continent's most lucrative cultural export was underscored in 2005, when he was the only African to appear at the main Live8 concert in London's Hyde Park, an event that attracted several billion ...