Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – ARC Insurance Company Limited will pay US$ 25 million in drought insurance claims to three countries in the Sahel this month – Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. The three countries which paid a combined premium of … Read More
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Monday Nigeria Ebola-free, marking the second West African nation within a spate of four days. Senegal was also declared Ebola-free on Friday. Related Images:
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Senegal and Nigeria are to be declared Ebola-free in a few days’ time if certain conditions are met, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO said in a dispatch from its headquarters that if the … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – An African Union (AU) official has filed a complaint against Mauritius for harassment and deportation, following his ordeal during a recent trip to Port Louis, the Mauritian capital. The top AU Commission Departmental Planning Expert, … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese government is taking necessary measures to check the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country, President Macky Sall stated Monday, assuring that vital medical services have been mobilised to prevent a … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The first case of the deadly Ebola virus has tested positive in Senegal, the Senegalese Minister of Health, Eva Marie Coll Seck, said on Friday in a news conference. Seck said that a 21-year-old Guinean, a … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The trial of Senegal’s former Minister of State for International Cooperation, Regional Development, Air Transport, and Infrastructure, Karim Wade, resumed here Monday after a 12-day suspension to give the court time to look into objections raised … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The chief editor of the Senegalese private newspaper, La Tribune, Félix Nzalé, was arrested on Monday for reporting the detection of five people affected by Ebola in Senegal. He was due to appear before the public … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The trial of former Senegalese minister of International Cooperation, Infrastructure and Transport from 2009 to 2012, Karim Wade, for illegal acquisition of wealth, has been postponed until next Monday. Wade will have to justify the sources … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese president, Macky Sall, dismissed Friday his Prime minister, Mrs Aminata Touré, official sources said. Appointed on September 1, 2013, Mrs Touré was previously minister of Justice for more than a year. No reason has been … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese Minister of Public Service, Social Dialogue and Professional Organizations, Mansour Sy, said Tuesday that physical and biometric auditing of the public service has revealed the existence of 1,169 “ghost workers” for whom salaries totalling … Read More
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – On the occasion of the Day for the African Child, celebrated June 16, every year, children in Casamance, southern Senegal, demanded on Monday from the Senegalese government adequate protection, saying “We deserve appropriate protection for a brighter future.” … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International has said the “Gold Rush” in Senegal violates the human rights of communities. The verdict is contained in a report compiled after research undertaken since 2011 on the exploitation of gold by Sabodala Gold … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A former Senegalese football star, El Hadji Diouf, and the US-based Senegalese musician, Alioune Badara Thiam, popularly called “Akon” announced last Friday their intention to invest in the cultivation of rice in Senegal. “We tell the … Read More
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese Fishing Minister Ali Aïdar has rejected allegations made against him regarding the fishing agreements he recently concluded with the European Union allowing European vessels to catch 14,000 tons of tuna annually in the country’s territorial … Read More
Brussels, Belgium ( PANA) – Senegal and the European Union have reached a new fisheries agreement, eight years after the expiry of the previous protocol, according to a statement, on Monday, in Brussels. According to the statement of the European … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese Communication and Digital Economy Ministry will sensitise girls to take jobs in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in a bid to contribute to equality between men and women and to the empowerment … Read More
Makhtar Diop Paris , France ( PANA) – The Vice-President of the World Bank’s Africa Region, Mr. Makhtar Diop, on Monday urged Senegalese leaders to use resources efficiently to get value for money. He also warned the Senegalese authorities against … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A bill reducing rent to a reasonable proportion for both landlords and tenants in Senegal has been promulgated last Thursday by the head of State, Macky Sall. The objective is to contribute to the well being … Read More
President Jacob Zuma – Photo UN PANA Cape Town, South Africa – President Jacob Zuma has returned home to South Africa after concluding his working visit to Senegal on Wednesday. “We have achieved our goal and a lot has been … Read More
