[This is Africa] FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, ranked number one on the Forbes 2018 Most Powerful Women in International Sports list, is determined that, on her watch, the world’s most widely loved sport will be inclusive of all.
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Actress Anne Diop’s Racially Attacked Over Orange-Coloured Comic Book Role
[This is Africa] Senegalese-American Anne Diop is experiencing racist backlash from fans for her role as DC Comic’s Starfire. Her response has been: « I am here to remind you that whatever ugly and negative thing anyone ever chooses to say about you is always a reflection and revelation of themselves. »
Read More »High-Profile Terror Trial Speaks to an Emerging Threat in Senegal
[IRIN] Unlike other nearby West African countries like Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Mali, Senegal has so far been spared a major attack by Islamist extremists. But experts say an unprecedented trial of dozens of Senegalese terror suspects that concluded two weeks ago in Dakar is a timely wake-up call …
Read More »Results of the 2020 population and housing censuses must be used to inform development planning and decision-making
[UNFPA in WCA] Dakar, Senegal — 27 July 2018: The results of the 2020 round of population and housing censuses must be analyzed, available, widely disseminated and timely utilized to inform development planning and decision making at national and local levels, including investments in youth and women, to harness the …
Read More »Talks Promote Democracy, Civil Society Amid Global Turmoil
[SAIIA] Democracy, liberalism and civil society are under attack from authoritarian leaders worldwide, but their supporters are working hard to ensure they remain embedded in their societies.
Read More »UN Women Executive Director Visits Senegal to Put Women Farmers At the Heart of the Gender Equality Agenda
[Africa Renewal] UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka begins today an official visit to Senegal, to highlight the importance women’s economic empowerment in the agricultural sector, encourage the repeal of discriminatory laws and to promote women’s leadership and political participation across the country.
Read More »Sénégal : des propositions pour réglementer la publicité
Le marché publicitaire sénégalais enregistre une croissance continue depuis plusieurs années mais reste très peu encadré. Le Conseil national de régulation de l’audiovisuel (CNRA) a donc initié une rencontre des principaux acteurs du secteur, afin de plancher sur des propositions de réglementation.
Read More »Cinéma : Alice Diop, réalisatrice hybride
Repérée avec Vers la tendresse, la documentariste d’origine sénégalaise part de trajectoires individuelles, intimes, pour aborder des questions universelles.
Read More »Et il est comment le dernier… Mohamed Mbougar Sarr ?
Dans De purs hommes, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr livre un récit multidimensionnel avec, pour fil rouge, le thème de l’homosexualité.
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Sénégal : 150 bourses d’études pour partir étudier au Maroc
L’Agence marocaine de coopération internationale propose des bourses aux étudiants sénégalais de premier cycle. Les inscriptions sont ouvertes jusqu’au 17 août.
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