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[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Providing sexual and reproductive health services can free women to support their families when they most need to, as climate impacts make life more uncertain

[New Times] The Association of Rwandans Living in Senegal on Monday, August 9 elected a new executive committee that will be headed by Jovith Ndahinyuka and deputized by Antoinette Habinshuti.

Alliance de DJ et de producteurs, le collectif ElectrAfrique organise des soirées qui rassemblent de plus en plus de musiciens, locaux et africains, et fédèrent un public de plus en plus large. Leur objectif : que la capitale sénégalaise devienne un spot incontournable pour l’électro sur le continent.

Quand un célèbre designer – Bibi Seck –, s’allie avec un entrepreneur-collectionneur de renom – Oumar Sow, patron de CSE –, cela donne naissance au Studio Quatorzerohuit : une galerie d’art contemporain et un concept-store très, très tendances.

[New Times] The national basketball team departed for Dakar on Saturday night to play friendly matches ahead against Senegal and Guinea from August 10-14 at the Dakar Arena.

Capitale polymorphe, Dakar allie héritage historique, vie culturelle intense et promotion immobilière. Pour le meilleur et pour le pire…

[The Point] Relying as always on his deep love for Senegal, and on his modest contribution when it emerged, Monsieur Bassirou Gaye was able to identify a level 2 Campaign Mobile Hospital, made up of modules (Traige, care and resuscitation, surgery, hospitalisation, sterilisation, digital medical imaging, hygiene, dental, biology, etc), …

Concentrant près de 80 % de la centaine d’industries implantées dans la capitale sénégalaise, l’anse dakaroise fait l’objet d’un programme de dépollution de plus de 100 million d’euros.

[African Arguments] As chronicled in Pharmacy in Senegal, Dr N’deye Toutane Ngom, the pharmacist-owner of Pharmacie Pasteur, pondered what Senegal would do if France embargoed pharmaceutical exports. Until several years ago, drugs from France and other Western countries virtually monopolized the Senegalese pharmaceutical market. Even today, the majority of drugs …

[The Point] Senegalese Ministry of Health yesterday reported 518 positive cases of covid-19 with 18 deaths. The government has announced that all sporting events be stopped till further notice. At the moment, there is no space in the hospitals for covid-19 patients, making the situation very alarming for the country.