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Senegal

Type: Country

Name: Senegal

population: 10,694,220

First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 Documents

Volkswagen AG

VW Builds the World’s Coolest SUV

The Paris-Dakar Rally is a race so crazy competitors have been taken out by landmines. To say it’s grueling is like saying Carrie Prejean likes shooting video. Just what sort of vehicle is required to take on a race where normal conditions include searing ... [Wired News - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Volkswagen AG, Dakar, Carrie Prejean, Senegal, Diesel Engine

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Emirates Airline

Emirates signs deal to help develop Senegal carrier

by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Thursday, 19 November 2009HELP OFFERED: Emirates will help the Senegal government as it launches its national carrier in 2010.Dubai airline Emirates has ... [ArabianBusiness.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Senegal, Emirates Airline, Blaise Diagne, Ministry of International Cooperation

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)

Oxfam

Eat local? No thanks, say Senegalese

The look on restaurant owner Mame Couma Tandjigora's face tells the story. She scowls, as many in her country might when asked about locally grown rice -- a far bigger problem than it may seem. 'You have to sift it and soak it for a long time,' she said. ... [Mail & Guardian Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Senegal, Dakar, Saint-Louis (Senegal), Oxfam, Crisis

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents

International Monetary Fund

International Monetary Fund: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mission to Senegal

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission headed by Norbert Funke visited Senegal during November 4 - 18, 2009 to conduct discussions for the fourth review of the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) and the second review of the Exogenous Shocks Facility ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, Abdoulaye DIOP, Senegal

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Airbus SAS

Airbus sees $5.3b worth of commitments at air show

Aircraft maker Airbus said that during the Dubai Air Show it announced commitments across its product range covering a total of 33 aircraft, valued at over US$5.3 billion, Reuters reported.These commitments include firm orders for 15 aircraft worth more ... [Cargonews Asia - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Airbus SAS, Airbus A330, Nepal Airlines, Air Austral

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Cisco Systems Inc

Cisco recognizes Redington Gulf as "Distribution Partner Of The Year"

(Al-Bawaba via COMTEX) -- Redington Gulf, one of the leading IT distributors in the Middle East and Africa has been awarded 'Distribution Partner Of The Year - West English Africa' and 'Distributor Partner of the Year-Emerging Africa 2009' by global networking ... [TMC Net - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Cisco Systems Inc, Hewlett-Packard Company, SonicWall Incorporated, ProCurve, Netgear

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Health)

World Health Organization

The Nation, Others to Benefit From WHO Yellow Fever Vaccination

New York The largest-ever mass vaccination campaign to protect people from yellow fever disease will begin next week across three West African countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced.The week-long UN-supported initiative is slated ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: YELLOW FEVER, Vaccine, World Health Organization

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Nigerian wins Miss ECOWAS peace pageant

Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponNigeria's Joy Obasi has emerged the winner of the 2009 Miss Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Peace Pageant, a statement reaching ... [People's Daily Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Economic Community of W. African States, Senegal, Fatoumata Diallo

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

You can't put a number on value of Miami-Dade Commission's trade missions

YSun. Surf. Food. Wine. Women (hope, faint hope). Slightly hung-over excursions into the rain forest. You guessed it. I'm heading to Costa Rica this weekend on a vital trade mission.Between drinks, even as I obsess over the hotel barmaid, I fully intend ... [Miami Herald - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Costa Rica, Senegal, Chief of Staff, Extraction

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

San José Site Of Regional Conference On Protection On Human Rights

A two-day regional conference on refugee protection and international migration in the Americas, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and organized by IOM, UNHCR and the OAS, with support from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ... [Inside Costa Rica - 11/19/2009]

Entities: San Jose (San Jose, Costa Rica), Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner ...

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Energy)

Limit fuel imports from Senegal

A VISITING Senegalese delegation headed by Energy Minister Samuel Saar recently revealed that the once comatose Senegalese petroleum refinery was currently operating at optimal capacity with its output exceeding Senegal's requirements. The delegation ... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Senegal, Refinery, Nigeria, Petroleum, Crude Oil

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 Documents

Reliving Africa’s dark past of Transatlantic slave trade

A quiet island carrying tales of millions of men smuggled out of the continent and into slavery four centuries ago, sits silently like a giant boat in the Atlantic, keeping to itself the dark secrets of its past.Boys swim in the shallow waters, chanting ... [Daily Nation - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Transatlantic Holdings Inc, Dakar, Senegal, Slavery, Europeans

Quotes

Local media has dubbed the affair 'Seguragate' in a nod to the US political scandal Watergate that led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon. "What happened with Segura can't be labelled corruption. Mr Segura had ended his mission" Ndiaye said. Senegal's government had initially denied giving the money

Senegal admits "money gift" to IMF official [Hindustan Times - 11/19/2009]

...While she does not want the rice grown in the Senegal valley, she says her mother and sister eat it. "They say it is easier to digest and better for your health because there is less sugar in it" she said. That may or may not be true...

Eat local? No thanks, say Senegalese [Mail & Guardian Online - 11/19/2009]

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Brainard,Opening Statement before the Senate Fi... [U.S. Treasury - 12 hours ago]
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Corus may ally with CSN for mining [DNA India - 15 hours ago]
VW Builds the World’s Coolest SUV [Wired News - 18 hours ago]
Guinea opposition rejects proposal for unity govt [FinanzNachrichten.de - 18 hours ago]
West African bloc bans arms transfer by member ... [Yahoo! Canada - 19 hours ago]
S.Africans are among Guinea mercenaries - sources [Reuters Africa - 20 hours ago]
GLOBAL: Childrenâ$™s rights not yet a reality [IRIN - 20 hours ago]
â$¢ New threats to children need new ... [IRIN - 20 hours ago]
PARTIES TO CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION DECI... [United Nations - 21 hours ago]
Reliving Africa’s dark past of Transatlantic sl... [Daily Nation - 21 hours ago]
US funding ups African AIDS drive [Namibian - 21 hours ago]
Bern Convention marks its 30th anniversary [Council of Europe - 21 hours ago]
Grammy Award winning jazz pianist to play in Na... [Namibia Economist - 23 hours ago]
ECOWAS FMs meet in Nigeria ahead of regional su... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/20/2009]
Cape Verde seeks Indian help to develop its IT [Sify - 11/20/2009]
UPDATE 1-Ghana cuts prime rate by 50 bp to 18 pct [FinanzNachrichten.de - 11/20/2009]
Gambia: Women Are Citizens With Indivisible Rig... [AllAfrica.com - 11/20/2009]
Eleven killed in Congo ethnic clashes - U.N. [Reuters Africa - 11/20/2009]
Mystery surrounds Montsho's return to Senegal [Republic of Botswana - 11/20/2009]
US lawmakers warn Gambia [News24.com - 11/20/2009]
Boeing plane used as drug transport [Malay Mail - 11/20/2009]
28 'green' projects in SA [Finance 24 - 11/20/2009]
Senegal Signs Deals With Airbus, Emirates [Air Cargo World - 11/20/2009]
Limit fuel imports from Senegal [Nigeria Guardian - 11/20/2009]

Blogs

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VW Builds the World’s Coolest SUV [Wired: Autopia - 19 hours ago] The Paris-Dakar Rally is a race so crazy competitors have been taken out by landmines. To say it’s grueling is like saying Carrie Prejean likes shooting video. ...
French Foreign Policy under Sarkozy [IntelliBriefs - 11/19/2009] http://www.e-ir.info/?p=486Written by Arthur Goldhammer on June 14, 2008 – 9:04 am The presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy has certainly brought a change in the style ...
Senegal Airlines signs letter of intent to buy ... [Aerospace News - 11/18/2009] Senegal Airlines, Senegal's new national carrier, will launch with four A320 family aircraft and two A330s, Airbus announced Wednesday. ...
Big Ghana royalty hike would be “severe” -Newmont [Economy-Finance - 11/18/2009] DAKAR, Nov 18 (Reuters) - U.S.-based international goldminer Newmont (NEM.N ) said on Wednesday that a big hike inroyalty rates in Ghana could “severely reduce ...
Zandile Blay: Jennifer Aniston & Courtney C... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/18/2009] Mary Fanaro, flanked by friends Aniston, Crow and Cox above, was right at the finish line. Watching a Live Eight charity concert inspired her ...

Audio/Video

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Crash search moves, forensics begin [Reuters Video: Top News - 06/10/2009]
Parigi Dakar: Bruno saby si ribalta 5 volte! [Mefeedia Video Tag : evolution - 05/26/2009]
Marine Law: The Senegalese problem [ShippingPodcasts.com - 03/27/2009]

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