Dakar, Senegal News

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BERLIN For a film about a day of atonement and reckoning in anticipation of impending death, Alain Gomis ' Today is laced with surprising moments of lightness amid the melancholy tenderness.

Dakar is the capital of Africa's westernmost nation, Senegal. For generations, life in the sea has sustained life on land there.

Today, the bid for re-election by the 85 year old increasingly looks as if it could threaten Senegal's stability.

DAKAR, 10 February 2012 - While it is clear that Senegal was one of the eight Sahelian countries to be hit by poor rains in 2011, unlike most of its neighbours, the government has not yet declared that parts of certain regions are suffering drought conditions.

In Idrissa Diop's "Bamba," an infectious chorus hits over joyous horns and a grinding rhythm that seems light while never letting up.

DAKAR, Senegal -; An opposition official in Senegal says police fired tear gas in a regional capital where the country's president was attempting to hold a campaign rally.

People opposed to Mr. Wade remaining in office gathered in Dakar on Jan. 31 to protest the court ruling allowing the nation's elderly leader to run for a third term.

DAKAR, Senegal - An opposition official in Senegal says police fired tear gas in a regional capital where the country's president was attempting to hold a campaign rally.

The Teranga Lions fell to three successive defeats at the 2012 Afcon, and their trainer has paid the price for their disappointment Senegal have decided to fire coach Amara Traore in the wake on their disappointing performance at the Africa Cup of Nations.

THOUSANDS of Senegalese opposition supporters have marched through central Dakar to ratchet up the pressure for President Abdoulaye Wade to abandon his bid for a controversial third term in office.

Dakar: Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's main rivals pledged on Saturday to campaign together in an effort to force him to withdraw from an election next month.

How the Senegalese, especially those thronging the streets and getting fatally shot at, must be wishing that Mr Abdoulaye Wade would just disappear, preferably six feet under.

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Dakar - "I never thought Senegal would get to a stage when the police would beat us and shoot at us just because we are asking the president to leave power.

GENEVA – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday expressed concern about possible use of excessive force by the authorities in the Senegalese capital Dakar, and in other towns, and warned that the country's strong tradition of peaceful, democratic elections could be jeopardized if the authorities mishandle the ... (more)

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Ban KI-Moon As a child in South Korea, Ban Ki-moon wrote a letter to the UN secretary-general regarding the... Now R561.95 buy now Dakar - Senegal's opposition is hoping that the cocktail of social discontent, a clinging leader and the threat of hereditary power that has sparked deadly riots can also kindle a successful "African Spring". Having ... (more)

Washington, DC - An Atlanta-based law firm with an extensive practice with U.S. government agencies in Washington has been assisting Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade with his controversial bid to seek a third term of office.