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Senegal

27 Jan 2017

Morocco, Nigeria plan for a trans-African gas pipeline

Country:
Benin
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mauritania
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
Topics:
Cross-border co-operation
Economy
Energy
Regional integration
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An ambitious flagship project, the long-awaited construction of a trans-African gas pipeline connecting Nigeria via Morocco to Europe, might finally advance. The project was officially announced in December 2016 during a visit of King Mohammed VI to Nigeria. The 4 000 km pipeline will run along the Gulf of Guinea countries and will help create industrial hubs, and thereby will also boost regional economic integration beyond the energy sector. Read on
16 Jan 2017

Timeline to monitor the security situation

Country:
Burkina Faso
Côte d'Ivoire
Guinea
Mali
Niger
Senegal
Topics:
Democracy & Peace
Regional integration
Security
Terrorism
Members:
Luxembourg
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With the financial support of the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Group for Research and Information on Peace and Security (GRIP) just released an interactive timeline that allows the viewer to retrace and recall the region’s major peace and security events since 2011.You can easily create your own journey and discover information by country (Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Senegal) or at the regional level. Read on
06 Jan 2017

Senegal: cheaper electricity prices

Country:
Senegal
Topics:
Energy
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In his New Year’s Eve address to the nation, Senegalese President Macky Sall announced a 10% drop in the price of electricity for 2017. This measure will allow Senegalese consumers to save FCFA 30 billion, and it was made possible by an increase in the country’s energy-producing capability following the recent opening of solar power plants and by the restructuring of the national electricity company, which, since 2014, has become profitable. Read on
30 Nov 2016

Manufacturing activities in Senegal, 1980-2010

Country:
Senegal
Topics:
Agriculture & Fisheries
Economy
Employment
Food security & Nutrition
SWAC:
SWAC
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The food economy: a primary source of employment: Agriculture represents only 60% of the food economy. The economic activities that take place upstream (input supply, seeds) and downstream (processing, trade) account for 40%. The food industry is growing faster than agricultural production. It consists of numerous and increasingly complex value chains. Read on
30 Nov 2016

Country of origin of West African migrants in Europe

Country:
Côte d'Ivoire
Nigeria
Senegal
Topics:
Migration & Mobility
Members:
European Union
SWAC:
SWAC
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Of the 8.7 million West African migrants, Europe hosts 18.6% (1.6 million people representing 0.3% of the EU population). Ghana, Senegal and Nigeria make up for more than half of West African migrants in Europe. The large majority of West African migrants does not leave the African continent. Read on
30 Nov 2016

Places of residence of Sahelian emigrants, 2015

Country:
Burkina Faso
Chad
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Senegal
Topics:
Food security & Nutrition
Livestock
Migration & Mobility
SWAC:
SWAC
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Sahelian migration within the region: Burkina Faso and Mali alone are responsible for over 28% of West African emigrants. Along with Niger and Chad, they are the countries whose migration trajectories are most centered on neighbouring and nearby countries. Emigrants from Senegal and Mauritania are more oriented towards the rest of the world. Read on
30 Nov 2016

West African emigration within West Africa, 2015

Country:
Côte d'Ivoire
Gambia
Nigeria
Senegal
Topics:
Migration & Mobility
SWAC:
SWAC
Body:
Three sub-regional migration areas: Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria make up the two main poles of migration in the region. They are the main receiving countries for emigrants from neighbouring countries. Senegal and Gambia make up a third pole of migration. Read on
15 Nov 2016

CILSS launches a professional master’s degree in pastoralism

Country:
Burkina Faso
Chad
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Senegal
Topics:
Education
Livestock
Members:
CILSS
Body:
Within the framework of the Regional Sahel Pastoralism Support Project (PRAPS), CILSS will launch a professional master’s in pastoralism in January 2017 at the Agrhymet Regional Centre, based in Niamey, Niger. Agrhymet has had years of experience training officials from the Sahel and West Africa. Read on
06 Oct 2016

France supports G5 Sahel armed forces

Country:
Burkina Faso
Chad
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Senegal
Topics:
Democracy & Peace
Sahara-Sahel
Security
Terrorism
Members:
France
Body:
According to a source from the French Ministry of the Interior, France plans to increase its support to Senegal and the G5 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Chad) to help them deal with security challenges. About EUR 42 million of financial assistance is planned for the 2017-22 period, half of which will be used to acquire new equipment. Read on
07 Sep 2016

The routes of child migrants

Country:
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal
Topics:
Culture & Society
Education
Children & Youth
Migration & Mobility
Body:
This documentary traces the paths of 38 young migrants from Guinea-Bissau who became beggars in Senegal. The children who appear in the film have benefited from an education/re-integration programme that was implemented by the West African Network for the Protection of Children (RAO) and co-ordinated at the national level by civil society organisations. Read on

Who's who ?

Macky Sall

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President of Senegal

Fatma Samoura

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FIFA Secretary General

Makhtar Diop

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World Bank Vice-President

Publications

Rice, the white gold of West Africa?

01 Feb 2018

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The Dynamiques paysannes magazine, published by SOS Faim Belgium, analyses the rice sector in West Africa from a producers’ perspective.

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Senegal

Morocco, Nigeria plan for a trans-African gas pipeline

Timeline to monitor the security situation

Senegal: cheaper electricity prices

Manufacturing activities in Senegal, 1980-2010

Country of origin of West African migrants in Europe

Places of residence of Sahelian emigrants, 2015

West African emigration within West Africa, 2015

CILSS launches a professional master’s degree in pastoralism

France supports G5 Sahel armed forces

The routes of child migrants

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Macky Sall

Fatma Samoura

Makhtar Diop

Rice, the white gold of West Africa?