Ethiopian Airlines Flight Aborts After Plane's Engine Catches Fire

Nairobi News

An Ethiopian Airlines plane was on Tuesday forced to make an emergency landing minutes after taking off in Senegal when one of its engines caught fire. Read more »

Dakar International Forum On Peace and Security - Cameroon Officially Invited

Cameroon Tribune

Ambassador Khare Diouf of Senegal handed the invitation letter of Minister Mbella Mbella in an audience on October 16, 2019 at the Ministry of External Relations. Read more »

Senegal to Offer Free Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment

allAfrica

The government of Senegal will begin to offer free breast or cervical cancer chemotherapy in public hospitals from October 2019, reports the BBC. Read more »

President Macky, Wade Iron Out Differences

Cameroon Tribune

The two statesmen met on Saturday, to put an end to the misunderstandings that have marred their relationship. Read more »

Beyonce's Designer Bets On 'Made in Africa' Fashion to Create Jobs

Thomson Reuters Foundation

African clothing designer plans to expand production in Senegal and train local tailors to translate her brand's success into jobs Read more »

Angola Gathers Experience On Local Power in Senegal

ANGOP

An Angolan delegation headed by the Minister of Territorial Administration and State Reform, Adão de Almeida, is since Sunday in Dakar, Senegal's capital, to gather… Read more »

Despite UN Sanctions, North Koreans at Work in Senegal

VOA

North Korea has quietly reopened a construction firm in Senegal in an apparent violation of United Nations sanctions targeting Pyongyang’s nuclear programs, VOA Korean has… Read more »

Ambassador Shukri Hands Over His Credentials to President of Senegal

SNA

Sudan Ambassador to Senegal, Khalid Abdul-Gadir Shukri, has presented his credentials to the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, and conveyed to him the greetings of the Chairman of… Read more »

Angola and Senegal May Produce 10,000 Mw By 2025

ANGOP

Angola and Senegal are about to meet the African Sustainable Development Goals in the electricity sector, with the production of 10,000 MW by 2025, an initiative for the sector… Read more »

Senegalese Teen Battles Indifference, Religion to Launch Climate Campaign [interview]

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Senegal, like its neighbours, suffers from a crumbling coastline and worsening floods and droughts, with scientists saying West Africa is one of the regions hit hardest by climate… Read more »

President Pardons Political Rival

allAfrica

Senegalese President Macky Sall has pardoned political rival Khalifa Sall, who was jailed in 2018 on corruption charges, Reuters reports. Read more »

Angola and Senegal to champion SDG7 Initiative for Africa for 10,000 MW of clean energy capacity by 2025 [press release]

Economic Commission for Africa

New York, 26 September 2019-  On the margins of the United Nations Climate Action Summit convened by the Secretary-General,Antonio Guterres to drum up support for climate… Read more »

FAO Report Cites 41 Countries Needing External Assistance for Food [press release]

FAO

Dry weather and protracted conflicts are primary drivers Read more »