Africa Senegal The National Agency for Early Childhood and Child Care is campaigning for the institutionalisation of a compulsory year of pre-school education for five-year-olds, with the aim of raising the gross pre-school rate to 64,6% by 2030
Africa Senegal Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims arrived in the city of Touba to take part in the Magal, in commemoration of the exile in Gabon of Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba (1853-1927), the founder of Muridism
Africa Senegal Diourbel's regional director of rural development believes that good agricultural yields can be expected from the first sowings by farmers in the region, despite the lack of rainfall that characterises the winter in this area
Africa Senegal Dakar will be the world capital of wetlands in 2022 during the 4th International Wetlands Forum to be held in the capital on 21-26 March 2022
Africa Senegal The environment minister recommended several measures to better combat the floods that have hit several districts in recent weeks
Africa Senegal The National Association of Sports Press has created a housing cooperative for information professionals
Africa Senegal Some 30 members of the National Movement of Pioneers of Senegal gathered in the premises of the Red Cross in Thies to revitalise and give new direction and perspectives to the group created since 1960
Africa Senegal Coastal erosion is also threatening the opportunities for climbing - a sport around which a community of locals and expatriates has formed strong ties
Africa Senegal The city's first artisan chocolate shop has opened in Dakar, run by Belgian-Congolese chef Danuta Nganko, who adds local ingredients such as hibiscus flower (bissap), moringa, baobab fruit (buy) to her chocolate
Africa Senegal The regional awareness campaign on renewable energies has officially been launched in Kaolack, with the main goal of illustrating and promoting their use in the country
Africa Senegal "for a world free from hunger and malnutrition", the government is ready to work with the EU and the French Agency for Development (AFD), as the technical advisor to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Equipment said
Africa Senegal The Senegalese Shippers' Council proceeded to the reception of a modern fish processing area in Joal-Fadiouth with drying, storage, packaging, warehousing and labelling areas for the benefit of some 5,000 professionals
Africa Senegal Project to implement the FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Artisanal Fisheries will be launched soon