Forty kilometers (24 miles) from the capital, Dakar, a new industrial park has opened. Seven companies, from China, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Tunisia and one from Senegal itself, have already set up operations in the Diamniadio park, producing garments, PVC-pipes, packaging, magnetic e-cards and electric bicycles. Forty kilometers (24 miles) from the capital, Dakar, a …
PARIS, France – In a historic step in the context of the Paris Peace Forum today, 12 countries launched a political process aimed at providing democratic guarantees for news and information and freedom of opinion – a process based on the declaration issued last week by an independent commission that was created at the initiative …
What can a country do when its capital city becomes so crowded it is almost unlivable? One possibility: Build a new city. That is what Senegal is doing, with Diamniadio, an urban project a short drive east of Dakar. Launched in 2014, it will have housing, green spaces, administrative districts, industrial zones, universities, research centers …
Improving the business environment is Senegal’s goal. The country is already among the 10 most competitive in sub Saharan Africa.
A two-day African security forum opened in Dakar on Monday amid concerns about funding for a much-trumpeted initiative to bind five Sahel countries into an anti-terror force. Less than a quarter of the roughly $455 million pledged for the G5 Sahel force has been forthcoming, French Defence minister Florence Parly said on Sunday. « At the …
