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Abdoulaye Wade

Type: Person

Name: Abdoulaye Wade

Title: President of Senegal

Date of Birth: 29/05/1929

Place of Birth: Kébémer, Louga Region

Nationality: Senegal

Fact Sheet: Biography for Abdoulaye Wade

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

IMF calls on Senegal to revamp state power company

- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Senegal to revamp its state power company Senelec, warning that power blackouts are dragging down the West African country's economy. Senegal depends mostly on oil fired stations run on imported fuel. ... [Power Engineering - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Senegal, International Monetary Fund, Abdoulaye Wade, Solar Power

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

United Nations

Acquisition of a New York Development Site by Republic of Senegal Completed

The parcel, between Second and Third Avenues, will be the home of Maison du Senegal, housing the country's Mission to the United Nations as well as trade and cultural offices. Said the Sellers, 'We are hereby withdrawing our lawsuit and apologize for ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Senegal, Abdoulaye DIOP, Acquisition, United Nations, Abdoulaye Wade

First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 2 Documents

Senegal colossus proves sore point

By Tidiane Sy BBC News, Dakar A gigantic, multi-million dollar bronze statue rising over the skyline of the Senegalese capital is causing a colossal storm for the man who conceived it.Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has called it 'African Renaissance' ... [BBC - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Senegal, Dakar, Renaissance, Abdoulaye Wade

First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Senegal devotes more than 40% of its budget to education

32 Dakar, Senegal - The Fourth African International Conference on Early Childhood Development, on the theme 'From Policy to Action: Expanding Investment in ECD for Sustainable Development', was opened today in Dakar by President Abdoulaye Wade of Se ... [Emerging Minds - 11/15/2009]

Entities: Senegal, Education, Mali, Amadou Toumani Toure, Abdoulaye Wade

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents

Korea-Senegal Summit Due

By Na Jeong-juStaff ReporterSenegalese President Abdoulaye Wade will arrive in Korea, Sunday, for a four-day visit, during which he will hold a summit with President Lee Myung-bak, Monday, and meet with senior economic officials.Wade will deliver a congratulatory ... [Korea Times - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Abdoulaye Wade, Cheong Wa Dae, Senegal, Lee Myung-bak

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents

Senegal Colossus Brings About Storm

A gigantic, multi-million dollar bronze statue rising over the skyline of the Senegalese capital is causing a colossal storm for the man who conceived it. Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has called it "African Renaissance" but his critics say it reveals ... [Graphic Ghana - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Senegal, Amadou Camara, Dakar, Renaissance, Abdoulaye Wade

First Reported 10/27/2009 - Updated 10/28/2009 - 5 Documents

International Monetary Fund

IMF returns Senegal's bag of dollars gift to official

The cash gift which is said to have been approved and given by Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade was to the total of euros 100,000 and another US$ 50,000 and was intended by the outgoing IMF resident representative in Dakar, Alex Segura.In a statement ... [Afrol News - 10/28/2009]

Entities: Senegal, International Monetary Fund, Abdoulaye Wade, Dakar

First Reported 11/10/2009 - Updated 11/10/2009 - 2 Documents

IMF Scandal Rocks Senegal Wade's Reputation Discredited

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finally confirmed reports by the Senegalese press that the Senegalese authorities were involved in a bribery scandal involving the outgoing IMF resident representative, Mr Alex Segura.According to reports monitored ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/10/2009]

Entities: Abdoulaye Wade, International Monetary Fund, Senegal

First Reported 11/13/2009 - Updated 11/13/2009 - 4 Documents (in Environment)

Senegal dreams of 'Green Wall'

Labgar -There is little to show for it apart from small acacia shrubs, but Senegal's leader believes in a Great Green Wall that will stem desertification across Africa from coast to coast.The project, launched in 2005, was meant to concern nations from ... [News24.com - 11/13/2009]

Entities: Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, Desertification

First Reported 10/27/2009 - Updated 10/27/2009 - 2 Documents

Senegal president admits 'gift' to IMF agent: Fund

DAKAR (AFP) - Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has admitted giving a "farewell gift" of some 133,000 euros to the International Monetary Fund's ex-regional agent, but denies any influence-peddling, an IMF report says.The incident, which provoked a scandal ... [Yahoo! Canada - 10/27/2009]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, Senegal, Dakar, Abdoulaye Wade

First Reported 10/27/2009 - Updated 10/27/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Senegal's army clashes with suspected rebels

ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal (AFP) - Senegal's army clashed during the night with suspected separatist rebels who raided a village in the southern Casamance province, a military source said on Tuesday.The incident took place in the vicinity of Bessire village, ... [Yahoo! Canada - 10/27/2009]

Entities: Senegal, Ziguinchor (Senegal), Abdoulaye Wade, Guinea-Bissau, Dakar

First Reported 11/13/2009 - Updated 11/13/2009 - 1 Documents

Dakar blasts ships for dumping on Senegalese coast

DAKAR (AFP) - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade on Friday slammed the crews of ships that dump their waste oil off Senegal's coast and has asked the legal and environmental authorities to crack down on them."The president of the republic has expressed ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/13/2009]

Entities: Dakar, Abdoulaye Wade, Environment, Senegal

Quotes

"this inauguration is the occasion to praise the excellence of the relations between senegal and china" Wade said at the opening of the plant in the western city of Thies

Senegal inaugurates assembly plant for Chinese buses [Yahoo! Canada - 11/04/2009]

...Wade said religion had divided people, thus hindering development. "many parts of africa have lagged behind because of religious differences. african countries spend more time in wars than planning for their people" he said. He made the remarks in a speech delivered by Senegal's minister of local government and decentralisation Dr...

Wade decries religious divisions in Africa [New Vision - 10/22/2009]

More Content

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Acquisition of a New York Development Site by R... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/19/2009]
IMF calls on Senegal to revamp state power company [Power Engineering - 11/19/2009]
Senegal Colossus Brings About Storm [Graphic Ghana - 11/17/2009]
Korea-Senegal Summit Due [Korea Times - 11/17/2009]
Senegal colossus proves sore point [BBC - 11/16/2009]
Senegal devotes more than 40% of its budget to ... [Emerging Minds - 11/15/2009]
Senegal's African Renaissance statue to open in... [Borneo Bulletin - 11/15/2009]
Senegal dreams of 'Green Wall' [News24.com - 11/13/2009]
Dakar blasts ships for dumping on Senegalese coast [Yahoo! Canada - 11/13/2009]
African dream of a 'green wall' to prevent dese... [Telegraph - 11/13/2009]
Senegal's dream of a 'Green Wall' against the d... [Space Daily - 11/13/2009]
Green wall for the desert [iafrica.com - 11/13/2009]
Stage set for education summit in Doha [Teaching Times - 11/13/2009]
Africa Needs a New Breed of Leaders [opinion] [Individual.com - 11/12/2009]
Africa needs a new breed of leaders [New Vision - 11/12/2009]
IMF Scandal Rocks Senegal Wade's Reputation Dis... [AllAfrica.com - 11/10/2009]
IMF Scandal Continues to Spark Protest In Senegal [Truth News - 11/10/2009]
Bashir pulls out of an Islamic summit in Istanb... [Legalbrief - 11/09/2009]
Senegal's opposition demands resignation of Pre... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/07/2009]
Senegal inaugurates assembly plant for Chinese ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/04/2009]
IMF official given cash farewell gift [Namibian - 11/03/2009]
27.10.2009 - IMF returns Senegal's bag of dolla... [Afrol News - 11/01/2009]
Senegal Admits Giving IMF Official a $200,000 Gift [VOA News - 10/28/2009]
IMF returns Senegal's bag of dollars gift to of... [Afrol News - 10/28/2009]
The world pays tribute to Koïchiro Matsuur... [UNESCO - 10/28/2009]
Wade embroiled in IMF âgiftâ scam [Zimbabwe Herald - 10/27/2009]
Senegal leader denies IMF gift was corruption [The Middle East - 10/27/2009]
SENEGAL : Senegal leader Wade denies IMF gift w... [France24 - 10/27/2009]
SENEGAL : Senegal leader Wade denies IMF gift w... [France24 - Africa - 10/27/2009]
Senegal's army clashes with suspected rebels [Yahoo! Canada - 10/27/2009]

Blogs

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President Abdoulaye Wade: Africa's Seat at the ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/05/2009] At the UN General Assembly in New York in late September, President Barack Obama invited sub-Saharan leaders to a private lunch and informal chat at ...
Senegal President Wants Royalty On Tourist Trap... [Techdirt - 10/08/2009] While some may point out that the bigger issue in this story may be ego, hubris or (perhaps) corruption, the story of Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade, and his ...
Senegal: President builds $27 million statue, c... [Boing Boing - 10/06/2009] Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade is reported to have commissioned a 160-ft high bronze statue commemorating the "African Renaissance." The AP says it costs $27 ...
Guinea: Outrage, Grief After Brutal Massacre [Global Voices Online - 10/02/2009] Still under tight police surveillance, Guinea ended several days of official mourning today for those killed in the sudden and shocking massacre of opposition protesters ...
Guinea's depressingly familiar strongman [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 09/30/2009] Moussa Dadis Camara said his coup would be different. But as scores of protesters are gunned down, west Africa is in real perilThe next time you reach for a saucepan ...

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