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[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Dakar -Dozens of Senegalese start-ups have launched in recent years, though many have struggled to grow

[Capital FM] Nairobi -Rayton Okwiri’s hopes of returning to the Olympic Games were shattered on Sunday evening after bowing out to Ugandan David Ssemujji on a split decision in the middleweight division at the Tokyo 2020 qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal.

Expulsé du pays en 2017, Kemi Seba doit atterrir à Dakar ce dimanche en fin d’après-midi. L’activiste franco-béninois a obtenu une dérogation pour assister à son procès en appel, après avoir brûlé un billet de 5 000 francs CFA. Un retour qui s’annonce mouvementé.

[Nation] Featherweight Beatrice Akoth and lightweight Joseph Shigali were the first Kenyans to exit the scene in the ongoing Africa qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Dakar International Expo Centre, Senegal.

[ITC] Supported by the NTF IV programme, ten Senegalese companies, specialising in digital innovation, went to Abidjan from 5th to 9th November. Under the aegis of ASEPEX and OPTIC, the prospecting mission enabled the delegation to discover the Ivorian business environment and to make contact with potential clients and partners. …

Le laboratoire pharmaceutique français, qui vient de démarrer ses activités commerciales au Sénégal avant de se lancer au Mali et en Guinée, entend participer à la lutte contre les faux médicaments.

[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 …

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.

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.

[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 …