Tag: Senegal
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Senegal become first African team to beat England
Senegal became the first African team to beat England in 22 games on Tuesday, winning 3-1 in a friendly at the City Ground in Nottingham, UK.
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U-20 AFCON: Nigeria defeat Senegal to reach semi-finals
Nigeria held their nerve to secure a place in the semi-finals of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, defeating defending champions Senegal 3-1 on penalties. NAN reports that this was after a goalless draw in regulation and extra time at the Suez Canal Stadium on
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After Ghana, another 24 Nigerian girls, women rescued from s3xual exploitation in Senegal
After the rescue of Nigerian girls in Ghana, a joint operation between the Nigerian Embassy in Dakar and a Senegalese NGO has resulted in the rescue of 24 Nigerian girls from sexual exploitation in the Tamaccounda and Kedougou regions of Senegal. The collaborative effort successfully freed the girls from their exploitative situation/ The acting Ambassador…
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Guinea Bissau closes border with Senegal over community clashes
Guinea Bissau president Umaro Sissoco Embalo has ordered the partial closure of its border with Senegal due to deadly clashes that erupted between two Muslim communities.
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Senegal becomes oil-producing country, produces 100,000 barrels per day
Senegal has become one of the oil producing countries in west Africa and by extension the world after achieving its first oil this last week.
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Faye and France: The tyre meets the road – By Azu Ishiekwene
The words of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye were honey to taste. Following the bitter ending of the 12-year rule of Macky Sall, highlighted by the widespread belief that France is at the heart of Senegal’s misery, a forlorn country enthusiastically lapped up Faye’s promise of a future untainted by French shenanigans.
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New Senegalese president, Faye appoints controversial ally prime minister
Newly elected Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has formally appointed opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko the country’s new prime minister. Faye, 44, made the announcement early on Wednesday, appointing his close ally who enjoys support among young Senegalese.
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From prison to presidential palace: Senegal Swears In Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Senegal witnessed the inauguration of Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its new president on Tuesday, marking a historic shift in the nation’s political landscape. Faye, once a little-known opposition figure, has experienced a meteoric rise from the confines of prison to the esteemed halls of the presidential palace in recent weeks. Senegal inaugurated Bassirou Diomaye Faye…
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PHOTO: Newly sworn-in, 44-year-old Senegalese President poses with two wives
Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn-in as the fifth and most youngest president of Senegal on Tuesday.
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Persecution as honour badge for politicians, epitomized by Senegal’s President Faye – By Magnus Onyibe
Somewhere in the westernmost part of the continent of Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline, is Senegal. On this Tuesday, the 2nd day of April in the year of the Lord 2024, a 44-year-old Basserou Diomaye Faye, whom some would argue is a political neophyte, is being sworn into office as the fifth (5th)…