Senegal News

US President Barack Obama will bring a welcome new focus on strengthening African food production in his policy towards the continent, Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade said today.

MALAYSIA'S Ambassador to Senegal Datuk Jamaiyah Mohamed Yusof has embarked on a series of programmes to increase bilateral trade and investment with the West African country and four others.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says international officials are working out ways to avoid gaps in air traffic control over the Atlantic Ocean.

Civil war in Somalia and piracy along its coasts, political crises in Zimbabwe and in Madagascar, civil war in the Darfur region of Sudan, how to boost Africa's economy, starting with agriculture.

Initial details of the handover of Air France flight AF447 from Brazil to Senegal have opened a rift between the two states, as investigators attempt to establish how long the Airbus A330 was out of contact before a formal emergency alert was declared.

Despite being majority Muslim, Senegal is a known for its religious tolerance. Muslims, Christians, Jews and adherents to traditional African beliefs came together in Dakar to discuss what tensions remain in Senegal as well as what lessons the country may hold for other nations embroiled in religious conflict.

In Senegal's Casamance region one youth remains missing five days after armed men attacked a group of people collecting cashews, one of the region's main cash crops.

A A A' Brazil's air force has released a recording it says proves it handed over control of Air France Flight 447 to Senegalese authorities before it crashed.

Youssou N'Dour kicked off the "Surround Sound : Senegal" campaign with a concert in Guediwaye, one of two Dakar suburbs targeted for mosquito net distribution, 20 Jun 2009 Despite being preventable and treatable, malaria kills more African children than any other disease.

The Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic last month hit the water intact and at high speed but was missing for six hours before an emergency was declared, French investigators said on Thursday.

In Senegal's southern region, 58 percent of deliveries take place at home without any medical assistance, according to state reproductive health officials in Kolda, a town 425 km from the capital, Dakar.

A year ago last week in Senegal, two reporters covering a soccer match were assaulted with tasers, handcuffed, and abused by police officers after the reporters refused to halt a post-game interview at LA©opold SA©dar Senghor Stadium in the capital, Dakar.

University of Colorado student David Levine, foreground, listens as Cindy Kraft, left, assistant director of study abroad, explains financial aid options for programs during an information session Wednesday.

World-famous singer Youssou Ndour has a voice that is recognized across the globe.

Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade Wednesday criticised European Union policies towards Africa and said the continent was looking towards India and China for its economic needs, EuAsiaNews reported.

Senegal search teams on Tuesday informed the Brazilian Air force and marine that has abandoned search operations for bodies or debris of the Air France 447 flight victims that crashed into the Atlantic on May 31, Folha reported.

There's a storm blowing through south London. Inside, all looks calm, as Baaba Maal sits in a gold suit reminiscent of Elvis, and quietly sings.

Senegalese singer Youssou Ndour has used his star power to draw attention to the fight against malaria in his west African homeland, kicking off a new awareness campaign about the disease.

Serving interests: The island of Gorée, off the coast of Dakar, is a famous destination for people curious about the Atlantic slave trade Horsing around: The horse-drawn cart is a common form of transport in Rufisque Beat it: A musician plays the djembe in Mbour, Senegal Travellers' tales: An old Citroën in the town of Thiès, ...

During her pregnancy, 13-year-old Lama Sabaly would dream of someone crying, only to be shaken awake by her mother.