Tag: Senegal
Bill Clinton praises France's AIDS support
Former US president Bill Clinton has wound up a four-nation Africa tour aimed at combating HIV/AIDS in Dakar, praising France for its financial support through the agency Unitaid.[MORE]
UN boss wants end to travel restrictions on HIV carriers
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called for an end to discrimination against people carrying the AIDS virus, including travel restrictions imposed on them by some countries.[MORE]
WWF warns Africa nearing 'ecological limit'
Conservation organisation WWF says many African countries are rapidly running down their natural resources as growing populations push the continent towards its ecological limits.[MORE]
Attackers slice ears off 17 people in Senegal
Unidentified attackers sliced the left ears off 17 people in Senegal's restive southern province of Casamance, a region long plagued by separatist rebel violence, police in the West African country said.[MORE]
Senegal President calls to scrap FAO
The President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, has dismissed the UN's food agency as a waste of money and called for it to be scrapped.[MORE]
Mugabe should not be allowed run-off poll: Opposition
Zimbabwe's Opposition party says President Robert Mugabe should step down.[MORE]
Islamic conference calls for more dialogue with Christians
The Organisation of Islamic Conferences (OIC) has ended its summit in Senegal with a call for more dialogue between Muslims and Christians. [MORE]
Muslim states start summit amid new tensions
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference has opened its 11th leaders' summit in Dakar overshadowed by conflicts that have stricken members of the world's main Muslim group.[MORE]
Global supply of yellow fever vaccine depleted: WHO
A senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official says the world's supply of vaccine against yellow fever is under extreme pressure. [MORE]
Chile offers to host 2008 Dakar Rally
A Chilean government official says the country is willing to host the 2008 Dakar Rally that was cancelled due to security concerns and would soon write the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) making its offer.[MORE]
Dakar Rally cancelled over security fears
The Dakar Rally has been cancelled for the first time in its 30-year history due to security concerns in Mauritania where four French tourists were killed last month, organisers said.[MORE]
European, African summit ends without trade agreement
The first summit between European and African leaders in seven years has ended without agreement on the key issue of trade.[MORE]
African child smuggling ring busted
Security Officials in Guinea-Bissau say police in the country have uncovered a child trafficking network which was preparing to send 52 children to Koranic schools in neighbouring Senegal, security officials in the West African country said.[MORE]
Over 40 missing in shipwreck off Africa: coastguard
A Spanish fishing boat found seven corpses and one survivor in an open-topped wooden boat adrift off Senegal, with dozens more passengers thought to be missing, the Spanish coastguard said.[MORE]
Aussie miner handed Senegal zircon contract
Australia's Mining Deposits Limited signed an agreement with Senegal to begin mining zircon, a mineral used in jewellery, from the sands of coast north of the capital Dakar, national media reported.[MORE]
Humanitarian prize for female circumcision crusaders
A small African aid group that has campaigned to abolish the practice of female circumcision in west Africa has been awarded the world's biggest prize for humanitarian work.[MORE]
Boomers humble Senegal
The Australian men's basketball team thrashed Senegal 78-57 in a friendly international in Bormio, Italy overnight.[MORE]
Leaders reject Gaddafi's pan-African dream
Southern and East African leaders have rejected plans to set up a pan-African government, as suggested by Libya's head of state Colonel Moamar Gaddafi.[MORE]
Chimps spotted making spears
For the first time, chimpanzees have been seen making and using spear-like weapons to hunt other animals.[MORE]
Peterhansel and Despres crowned Dakar champions
France's Stephane Peterhansel, driving a Mitsubishi, and compatriot Cyril Despres, riding a KTM, were crowned champions of the 2007 Dakar Rally after the 15th and final stage overnight.[MORE]
Dakar hit by second death on eve of finish
The death of a French motorcycle rider cast a cloud over the Dakar Rally overnight, on the eve of a record ninth title for French car driver Stephane Peterhansel.[MORE]
Dakar hit by second death on eve of finish
The death of a French motorcycle rider cast a cloud over the Dakar Rally overnight, on the eve of a record ninth title for French car driver Stephane Peterhansel.[MORE]
Dakar motorcycle leader Coma injured in crash
Spanish motorcycle rider Marc Coma blew his chances of a second successive Dakar Rally win overnight when he lost his way in the desert, hit a tree and knocked himself unconscious.[MORE]
Dakar under safety and security microscope
The Dakar Rally begins in Lisbon on Saturday under the watchful eye of the world's media with security and safety issues dominating the build-up.[MORE]
AU to bolster Darfur peacekeeping force
The African Union (AU) is planning to send more troops into Sudan to reinforce its extended peacekeeping mission in war-ravaged Darfur. [MORE]
