Senegal

  • Feb 22, 2007
  • 7 min read

SENEGAL: Electioneering drives economic policy-making

The first round of the presidential election will be held on February 25. Senegal has had a...

Senegal
  • Feb 7, 2007
  • 7 min read

GAMBIA: Jammeh consolidates hold on power

President Yahya Jammeh secured another landslide majority for his Alliance for Patriotic...

Gambia
  • Jan 23, 2007
  • 1 min read

SENEGAL: Seck's return to party bolsters Wade campaign

Former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck agreed yesterday to rejoin the ruling Senegalese Democratic...

Senegal
  • Dec 15, 2006
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2007: Polls challenge West African stability

Despite expectations of sustained economic growth, West Africa is likely to face significant...

  • Oct 16, 2006
  • 1 min read

SENEGAL: Wade will stand for second term in 2007

Eighty-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade was chosen yesterday by the ruling Senegalese Democratic...

Senegal
  • Oct 12, 2006
  • 2 min read

WEST AFRICA: FAO warns of regional locust threat

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned yesterday of the threat to North and West...

West Africa
  • Sep 13, 2006
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Immigration policies could be shifting

Spain today is beginning large-scale deportation of undocumented immigrants from the Canary...

International
  • Jun 2, 2006
  • 2 min read

SPAIN/SENEGAL: Migrant quandary unsolved by EU plans

Spain yesterday halted its programme of deportation of illegal migrants to Senegal after the...

Spain