London, Nov. 4, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Senegal has launched a major project to electrify 300 villages through mini-photovoltaic power plants.  In all, 20,000 households projected to be home to about 180,000 people will have access to electricity in 7 regions of the country. Construction work on these mini-power plants is expected to last 48 months. They will be ...

London, Oct. 1, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Mastercard Foundation has committed $200 million to small scale Senegalese businesses with the sole aim of creating about three million jobs for young Senegalese by 2030. The fund is under a new initiative - Young Africa Works in Senegal – It is a five-year programme that is focusing on growth in small ...

London, Sep 30, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Senegal President Macky Sall has pardoned one of his chief political rivals, the charismatic former mayor of Dakar, Khalifa Sall, who was jailed in 2018 on corruption charges. Khalifa Sall, who is no relation to the president, was arrested in March 2017 on suspicion of embezzling 1.8 billion CFA francs ($3 ...

London, Sep 23, 2019 (AltAfrica)–The Alioune Diop University of Bambey, Senegal, won the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Jurors were impressed with how the university’s architects coped with environmental challenges while remaining sensitive to sustainability issues. The university was awarded a hefty prize of a million USD at the ceremony held in Kazan, Russia. The ...

London, Sep 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Senegal government says that women suffering from breast or cervical cancer will be offered free chemotherapy in public hospitals from the beginning of October. “We are relieved because these are the most common types of cancers affecting women here,” Dr. Fatma Guenoun, president of the Senegalese Anti-Cancer League, told BBC News. ...

London, August 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria’s female basketball team D’Tigress on Sunday defeated Senegal 60-55 to win the 2019 women’s Afrobasket title they won two years ago. The final match played at the at the Dakar Arena, Senegal saw about 15,000 fans watch the Nigerian ladies overpower the tournament host Senegal to win back-to-back titles. READ ...

Adesina Idris London, July 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Senegal 0-1 Algeria. Algeria have won their first Africa Cup of Nations against all expectations. Bounedjah’s deflected strike in the second minute has given the Fennecs their second continental title 29 years after the first victory They last won the cup in 1990. Algeria managed to achieve this victory with ...

London, July 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Today, Friday (19 July 2019) marks another milestone in African football When Algeria locks horns with Senegal at the Cairo International Stadium to determine the new king of African football A local coach would be crowned champion whatever the result. Djamel Belmadi (Algeria) and Aliou Cisse (Senegal) are competing for the ...

London, June 24, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Giant Senegalese defender Salif Sane will miss at least his team’s next two Africa Cup of Nations matches after hurting his ankle in the 2-0 victory over Tanzania. The 1.96m centre-back injured his left ankle during Sunday’s Group C opener in Cairo and will miss “between 10 and 15 days” with ...

London, May 28, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Wind farm-Lekela, the renewable power generation company that delivers utility-scale projects across Africa, has welcomed a landmark delivery of Vestas wind turbine components into Port Autonome de Dakar. This milestone for the 158.7MW wind farm is a significant step forward in the construction process, which began in December 2018. The delivery ...