Senegal's fishermen fight crisis - BBC Business
But not only is it an important part of the diet here - it's a crucial way of people making a living. In the small town of Kayar, 60km from the capital, Dakar, fishing is what people know best. It's a family thing: fishing has sustained generations ...
Deployment for Training Senegal Departs Naval Station ... - dvids
ROTA, Spain - Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 departed Rota, Spain, to their Deployment For Training site in Senegal. The DFT's mission will be to improve military training locations supporting the West African Training Cruise ...
Senegal president says no mistakes in 10-year rule - New African
Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade marked 10 years in office Friday saying he could not recollect a single failure during his time at the job amid criticism he ignores social ills in the country. Wade, whose election on March 19, 2000, ended 40 years ...
Senegal in Talks to Buy Back Power Contract From GE Subsidiary - Bloomberg
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Senegal’s government is in talks to buy back a contract with a General Electric Co. unit that operates a 50-megawatt gas-fired power plant in the West African country, an Energy Ministry spokesman said. The facility has been ...
A Mural Of Many Colors Is One High School’s Lingua ... - WBUR
... school period ends, and suddenly there comes a five-floor stream of students in all shades of black and brown — from Ghana, Haiti, Jamaica, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal, the Dominican Republic, Guinea, West Africa, Puerto Rico ...
Anti-Corruption Dominates U.S. Africa Policy - Post Chronicle
In Senegal on the West African coast, for years seen as a rare example of democracy and stability in a historically volatile region, high-level corruption is now near the top of the political agenda. Aid agency USAID is requesting from Congress $4.4 ...
Soldier dead, five injured in attack on separatist ... - New African
A peace accord signed in 2004 eased tensions without settling the conflict in the region separated from the north of Senegal by Gambia. In the last six months, clashes have increased between the army and rebels, leading to both military and civilian ...
Senegal's elderly Wade confident of third term - Washington Post
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's octogenarian president Abdoulaye Wade said on Friday he was confident voters would grant him a third term in a 2012 election and his age was no obstacle to enjoying five more years in power. Brushing aside opposition ...
Tiki Barber To Join Senegal's President Wade at Special ... - AllAfrica.com
The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa is collaborating with Travel Channel for the world premiere screening event of SENEGAL: THE PRESIDENT'S TOUR. His Excellency Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal, will attend the ...
Senegal: Soldier killed in attack - Beeld
Ziguinchor - A Senegalese soldier was killed and five injured in an attack on separatist rebels in the southern Casamance province, a military source said on Friday. "There is one dead, a non-commissioned officer, and five injured from the army" in ...
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A child's hope for a new limb, new life
 Two months after the ground shook in Haiti, 4-year-old Schneily Similien still needs a new leg. His greatest hope is at a small hospital in the rural heart of Haiti, he just needs to get there. Msnbc.com is heading to Haiti track the story of Schneily and other amputees as they work to build new lives.
Dutch: Gay troops not to blame for genocide
Dutch government officials reacted angrily to claims by a retired U.S. general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 in part because of the presence of gay soldiers.
Pope's Irish letter faces critical Catholics
 The pope addresses Ireland on Saturday in a letter apologizing for the sex abuse scandal — a message being watched by Catholics worldwide to see if it also acknowledges decades of Vatican-approved cover-ups.
Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban
The arrests of top Taliban figures in Pakistan abruptly halted secret U.N. contacts with the insurgency at a time when the efforts were gathering momentum, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said Friday.
World Blog: Corruption is Iraq's latest enemy
Skier, who is the first Ghanaian to ever compete in the Winter Olympics, becomes a sensation.
World Blog: Unplugged in Urumqi
The predominantly Muslim province has been an Internet-free zone since riots broke out last July between the ethnic Han Chinese and the minority Uighurs.
Newsweek: How we're winning in Pakistan
President Obama gets much credit for changing America's image in the world. But if you asked even devoted fans to cite a specific foreign-policy achievement, they would probably hesitate. But in fact, there is a place where Barack Obama's foreign policy is working, and one that is crucial to U.S. national security—Pakistan.
Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV
 Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.
Nuke deal with Russia is close, says Clinton
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.
Video: Iraq 'more peaceful,' but not stable yet
 "All the hard work we've done over the past few years has paid off," one U.S. soldier tells NBC News' Richard Engel in a discussion about the U.S. military's role in Iraq. He added that knowing his friends "didn't die in vain is a big pay off." (Nightly News)
Web produces new generation of China activists
 There is a vibrant community of tech-savvy users who can easily hop over China's "Great Firewall" that blocks access to sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. They are a minority of the 384 million people online in China but among the most vocal.
World powers demand Israeli settlement freeze
 The so-called Quartet of Middle East mediators called on Israel to freeze all settlement activities and denounced Israel's aim to build new housing in East Jerusalem.
Heavy rains swamp Haiti’s homeless camps
 One of the heaviest rainfalls since Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake swamps homeless camps, sweeping screaming residents into eddies of water and flooding latrines.
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