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Secretary of State Pompeo Completes Trip to Africa

[Council on Foreign Relations] Washington, DC -Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently completed his first trip in his current role to Africa. Over three days, he visited Dakar in Senegal, Luanda in Angola, and Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, where he also visited the head of the African Union. During the trip, Secretary Pompeo advocated …

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Arachide : au Sénégal, l’exportation met les huiliers en danger

La demande chinoise ayant absorbé la majeure partie de la production, l’arachide sénégalaise se fait rare chez les transformateurs locaux. Malgré un gel des exportations décidé le 21 janvier, l’huilerie Copéol a dû cesser ses activités, faute de matière première.

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Licenciement d’un journaliste congolais à BBC Afrique :  » La direction prend le continent pour une zone de non-droit « 

Le licenciement du journaliste congolais Jacques Matand Diyambi à la suite d’une interview controversée sur le Rwanda a provoqué la colère des employés de la BBC Afrique. Le syndicaliste Bruno Sanogo remet en cause l’indépendance du média britannique et menace de poursuites judiciaires.

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Submission to the Committee On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (Cedaw) On Senegal

[HRW] Human Rights Watch writes in advance of the 77th pre-session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women relating to Senegal’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (« the Convention »). This submission addresses issues related to articles 1, 10, and …

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US Launches $38 Million Cashew Value Chain Project for Gambia, Senegal, Bissau

[The Point] The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food For Progress (FFPr) Regional Cashew Value Chain Project is implementing a $38 million, six-year project in The Gambia, Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau which will enhance the regional cashew value chain to improve the trade of processed cashews in local and international …

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