The President of the Republic, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, officially dissolved, within the terms of the law, the National Assembly of Senegal, and at the same time announced parliamentary elections for 17 November

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  Public water utilities responsible for managing drinking water supply systems face many challenges in rural areas, as most drinking water pumping systems run on diesel, now an expensive and difficult resource to supply

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  Media organisations staged a day-long blackout on Tuesday 13 August to protest a government crackdown that they say directly targets them and aims to restrict press freedom in the country

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  Taking up the issue of the use of the Islamic headscarf in French-speaking schools, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko relaunched a sensitive debate, advocating the inclusion of Arab students who face difficulties integrating into the mainstream curriculum

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  Senegal's Niokolo-Koba National Park was removed from the list of World Heritage in Danger and UNESCO cited Senegal's positive achievements and its formal commitment to re-evaluate the property's development plans

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