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Senegal

Overview

Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. It owes its name to the river that borders it to the East and North and that originates from the Fouta Djallon in Guinea. Senegal is externally bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south; internally it almost completely surrounds The Gambia, namely on the north, east and south, exempting Gambia's short Atlantic Ocean coastline. Read More

Headlines Around the Web

In Senegal, a Hit New Pop Song About Vote Buying

Mar 13 - Business Week

Africa: Greenpeace Exposes Another Foreign Trawler in Senegalese Waters

Feb 20 - AllAfrica News

Senegal: Day of Reckoning - It's the Economy Stupid!

Feb 09 - AllAfrica News

Senegal Court Approves Wade’s Bid for Presidency, Sparking Riots

Jan 29 - Business Week

Senegal President Wade’s Bid for Third Term Approved by Court

Jan 28 - Business Week

Senegal: Locals Stranded By Fresh Public Transport Strike

Jan 25 - AllAfrica News

Uganda: WB Appoints New Country Manager for Country

Jan 10 - AllAfrica News

Senegal: Nation Brainstorms How to Make Innovation a Priority

Dec 22 - AllAfrica News

Senegal: Govt to Snub Cheaper 'Welcome to Marlboro Country'

Dec 22 - AllAfrica News

Senegal to snub cheaper 'Welcome to Marlboro Country'

Dec 22 - France24

Senegal: Talibés Turn Traders

Dec 08 - AllAfrica News

Gambia: World Fisheries Day to Be Celebrated in Senegal

Nov 17 - AllAfrica News

Nigeria: Literacy, Country Won't Be Spending Money On Others - Minister

Nov 15 - AllAfrica News

West Africa: Deputy Information Minister Traverses Sub-Region On ICT Progress

Oct 21 - AllAfrica News

Sierra Leone: Salone Envoy Attends Israeli Seminar On Gardening Techniques

Sep 30 - AllAfrica News

Senegal: Fisheries Decline Steeply as Govt Fails to Act

Sep 22 - AllAfrica News

Gambia: Senegalese Authorities Impressed With New Ferry

Aug 09 - AllAfrica News

Zimbabwe: Harare, Dakar Ties Cordial

Jul 28 - AllAfrica News

Nigeria: Arik Air Passengers Stranded in Senegal - Authority Grounds Plane Over Debts

Jul 22 - AllAfrica News

UN urges Senegal not to extradite ex-Chad leader

Jul 10 - France24

Articles About Senegal

ARSENAL TRANSFER RUMOURS: M’Vila, N’Zonzi, Benayoun, Ljajic, Diame, Lopez Involved In Latest Speculation

By IBTimes

All the latest news involving Arsenal's summer transfer activity. (7:57 pm)

Giggs Wants Summer Reunion with Beckham

By IBTimes UK

Ryan Giggs is targeting a summer reunion with former Manchester United teammate David Beckham during this summer's London Olympics. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, MANCHESTER UNITED, LONDON

(L-R) French Socialist party members Arnaud Montebourg, Segolene Royal and Najat Vallaud-Belkacem and France's newly-elected President Francois Hollande celebrate on stage with during a victory rally at Place de la Bastille in Paris early May 7, 2012.

All The President's Women: Francois, Segolene, And Valerie

By IBTimes

Politics make strange bedfellows indeed -- especially in France. Francois Hollande, the newly elected Socialist president of the republic, has formed his cabinet and is planning to scale back the austerity programs imposed by his predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, of the center-right UMP party. (May 19)

Guinea-Bissau: ECOWAS Troops Arrive For Peacekeeping Mission

By IBTimes

On Thursday, 70 troops arrived in Guinea-Bissau as part of a peacekeeping initiative by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The troops are meant to stabilize the country as it prepares for national elections in 12 months, followin... (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: PORTUGAL, ELECTIONS, NIGERIA, ANGOLA

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa and India are becoming resistant to insecticides, putting millions of lives at greater risk and threatening eradication efforts, health experts said on Tuesday.

Insecticide Resistance Threatens Malaria Fight

By Reuters

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa and India are becoming resistant to insecticides, putting millions of lives at greater risk and threatening eradication efforts, health experts said on Tuesday. (May 16)

MORE TOPICS: INDIA, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT, LONDON

Zimbabwean politician creates uproar by saying women should make themselves less attractive to men to curb spread of HIV/AIDS

PEPFAR: US HIV Aid Prevented 741,000 Deaths [STUDY]

By Reuters

The United States foreign aid program that sends billions of dollars to African countries for HIV treatment and prevention has cut the number of people dying for any reason in those nations, a new study suggests. (May 16)

MORE TOPICS: GEORGE W. BUSH, CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, ETHIOPIA, UGANDA

Newcastle Transfer News: Senegal International Drops La Liga Hint

By IBTimes UK

Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse has revealed he would relish a move to Real Madrid but insists he is happy to remain on Tyneside if the club qualify for the Champions League. (May 09)

MORE TOPICS: MANCHESTER UNITED, REAL MADRID

Former parliament speaker Dioncounda Traore is sworn in

Mali Counter coup Bid by Amadou Touri Loyalists Supported by Foreigners, Says Junta

By IBTimes UK

Troops fighting to regain power for ousted leader arrested after clashes with junta soldiers. (May 01)

MORE TOPICS: HUMAN RIGHTS, ELECTIONS, NEW YORK, MALI

Pardew Rooting for Bayern Victory as Club Nears Champions League Dreamland

By IBTimes UK

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew will be rooting for Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on 19 May, as the prospect of Chelsea winning the tournament would spell disaster for his side's European dream. (Apr 26)

Military Gets Three Key Posts in New Mali Government

By IBTimes

Three military representatives close to the coup that toppled Mali's democratically-elected government gained key security position in new government. (Apr 25)