Kolda, Feb 13 (APS) – Adja Fatou Ndiaye, manager of a local product processing unit in Kolda, pleaded on Monday, in an interview with APS, for mechanization in the processing of local products which is attracting more and more more actors, especially women. Mrs. Ndiaye said that this would help to ”improve the working conditions … Read more
Dakar, Feb 13 (APS) – A detachment of Senegalese firefighters left Dakar on Monday morning bound for Turkey, recently hit by a violent earthquake whose provisional death toll stands at 31,643, APS learned from of the Senegalese presidency. The Turkish Ambassador to Senegal, who attended the departure of the firefighters, magnified “this example of solidarity”. … Read more
Dakar, Feb 12 (APS) – The President of the Republic will travel to Dubai this Sunday to participate in a world summit of governments, we learned from the Senegalese presidency. At the invitation of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Macky Sall will participate in this meeting scheduled … Read more
Thiès, Feb 10 (APS) – The President of the Republic, Macky Sall, welcomed, on Friday, in Thiès (west), the increase in the staff of the National Brigade of Firefighters (BNSP) which went from 3,100 to 5700 in ten years. “This upward trend will be maintained thanks to the annual recruitment plan for [recrues] military which … Read more
Dakar, Feb 9 (APS) – The decision of the Constitutional Council of February 1, 2023 authorizing the delegalisation of law n° 2014-03 of January 22, 2014 on rent is of “considerable scientific interest”, considers, Papa Assane Touré, Deputy Secretary General of the Government in charge of Legal Affairs ‘’(…) the decision of the Constitutional Council … Read more
Thiès, Feb 8 (APS) – The Minister of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, Moussa Bocar Thiam, underlined, on Wednesday in Thiès, the urgency and the need to clean up the media sector with a rigorous application of the national press card. “The State of Senegal will rigorously ensure the application of the national press … Read more
Diourbel, Feb 8 (APS) – The tribunal de grande instance of Diourbel (center) sentenced nine activists from Pastef (opposition) to six months in prison, suspended, accusing them of having taken part in an unauthorized demonstration. Each of the defendants must pay a fine of 100,000 CFA francs, according to the verdict. Found in flagrante delicto, … Read more
Dakar, Feb 7 (APS) – ”Great disaster”, ”a great tragedy”: The Turkish ambassador in Dakar used very strong words to speak of the earthquake which shook Turkey causing more than 3 500 dead. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, killing at least 6,200 people in the two countries. According to … Read more