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Senegal's President Convinces Sudan to Restore Ties with Chad
Senegal's president, Abdoulaye Wade, has convinced his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir to reestablish diplomatic relations with Chad.
Sudan to resume diplomatic relations with Chad
Sudan's president has agreed to resume diplomatic ties with Chad, one month after severing them following an unprecedented rebel attack near the Sudanese capital, officials said Thursday.
Prosecutor denies political timing in Darfur case
UNITED NATIONS : The International Criminal Court prosecutor said Thursday his request for a warrant to arrest the Sudanese president on genocide charges was not timed to the court's 10th anniversary ...
Blogger lampoons Senegalese singer's foray into politics
Senegalese singer, Demba Dia , eying the mayoralty of a district in Dakar, has announced his own political party.
SENEGAL: Deadly lead recycling industry cripples Dakar neighbourhood
In the Dakar suburb of Thiaroye/Mer earlier this year 22 children died from lead poisoning over a three month period and in June a further 31 children were found to have potentially lethal levels of lead in ...
7 international peacekeepers killed in Darfur ambush
DAKAR, Senegal : Seven international peacekeepers were killed and 22 wounded in a brazen day ambush by heavily armed men in trucks and on horseback in the Sudanese province of Darfur, UN officials said.
80% of church leaders are not heaven-minded -Rev. Edukugho
FOR four days, Rev. John Deby Edukugho and members of his Jesus Christ Power World Evangelistic Ministry were in Dakar, Senegal for a gospel crusade.
DON McALLISTER: Brazil, B-25s and Buffalo Bill
Every day starts a new story, and by now Hershel and I should be in a race to get home before the newspaper arrives.
Sudan calls for Arab help amid ICC row
The prosecutor of the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal will seek an arrest warrant Monday, July 14, 2008 charging Sudan's president with crimes against humanity and genocide in Darfur, a move U.N. ...
Ethio-Senegal relations under consolidation: Ambassador Kebe
Addis Ababa, July 11 Activities that bring about the mutual development of Senegal and Ethiopia by further strengthening their all-round relations have been underway, according to Ambassador Amadou Kebe.
Hague court prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Sudan president
DAKAR, Senegal : When Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, reported to the United Nations Security Council last month, he painted a dire tableau of death, rape and dispossession ...
Africans Condemn EU Curbs on Illegal Immigration
Senior African officials criticized new European Union rules against illegal immigration on Wednesday, accusing the wealthy bloc of failing to treat migrants with dignity and of breaking pledges to cooperate.
Senegal committed to achieving "food security"
The Senegalese government has said it attaches great importance to the realization of "food security" in the country, especially in the wake of the ongoing global food crunch, Daouda Fall, a senior agriculture ...
Ahmadinejad: Iran ready to help resolve disputes among African states
Iran - Senegal - Africa President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that Iran is ready to help resolve disputes in African continent.
Gunmen kill 2 in attack on WWF vehicle in gorilla reserve
DAKAR, Senegal - Unidentified gunmen ambushed a vehicle belonging to an international conservation group in an eastern Congo gorilla reserve, killing two people and wounding three others, officials and a United ...
African leaders drowned by Western push for sanctions
DEAL OR NO DEAL?: Bush's sanctions-driven approach towards Zimbabwe crisis resolution not shared by AU chairman Kikwete By Lebo Nkatazo BRITAIN and the United States on Tuesday appeared ready to ignore African ...
High oil, food prices top G8 summit agenda
Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialised nations Monday launched their annual summit in Japan with surging oil and food prices and climate change set to dominate the agenda.
African Union Summit Reports: Union Government Will Take Off in...
'Union Government will take off in January' Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has said the African federal government will be set up next January by those countries that are ready to ...
Migrant Deaths in Gabon Highlight New Prospects for EU Policy
At least a dozen African migrants drowned when their boat sank overnight off the coast of Gabon.
Senegal Journalists Protest Stadium Beatings
Journalists in Senegal are boycotting a sports award ceremony in Dakar to protest the beatings of two reporters by police after a football match last month.