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Africa: Activists Call for Gambian Government to Improve Human Rights Record

YoopyaJuly 23, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 23, 2014July 25, 202302

DAKAR — Activists across West Africa held protests Tuesday on the 20th anniversary of President Yahya Jammeh’s seizure of power to raise awareness about what...

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Africa news: Impunity in C. African Republic must end: Amnesty

YoopyaJuly 15, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 15, 2014July 16, 202309

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Fighters on both sides of the conflict in Central African Republic are living freely despite committing war crimes and some who...

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Africa news: Ebola crisis in West Africa deepens; 500+ dead

YoopyaJuly 14, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 14, 2014July 16, 202302

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Deep in the forests of southern Guinea, the first victims fell ill with high fevers. People assumed it was the perennial...

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Africa news: Senegal prime minister sacked after losing election

YoopyaJuly 5, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 5, 2014July 16, 202301

(Reuters) – Senegalese President Macky Sall sacked Prime Minister Aminata Toure on Friday after she failed to win a seat at local elections on Sunday,...

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Education: UN: 30 million African kids missing primary school

YoopyaJune 19, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJune 19, 2014July 16, 202307

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — About 30 million primary school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa are not in class, partially because of conflict and poverty, and progress...

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Investors pledge $7.8 billion to kick-start Senegal growth plans

YoopyaFebruary 25, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 25, 2014October 30, 202301

(Reuters) – Senegal secured pledges worth about $7.8 billion at a donor conference that began in Paris on Monday to help kick-start a development plan...

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Obama yet to have African legacy like predecessors

YoopyaJune 28, 2013August 4, 2024

by YoopyaJune 28, 2013August 4, 202405

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Barack Obama is receiving the embrace you might expect for a long-lost son on his return to his father’s home...

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In Africa, Obama lauds democracy but urges progress on gay rights

YoopyaJune 27, 2013August 4, 2024

by YoopyaJune 27, 2013August 4, 202401

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama, kicking off a long-awaited African tour, lauded a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage as a victory for democracy and...

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Obama sees a hopeful democratic example in Senegal

YoopyaJune 27, 2013April 9, 2023

by YoopyaJune 27, 2013April 9, 202301388

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The hopeful story President Barack Obama wants to tell about Africa is represented in the first stop of his weeklong trip...

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Youssou N’Dour’s work for harmony lands Swedish music prize

YoopyaMay 8, 2013August 18, 2024

by YoopyaMay 8, 2013August 18, 202401

(Reuters) – Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour has won a share of Sweden’s $150,000 Polar music prize – awarded in the past to Paul McCartney, Bob...