Senegal's president says the postponed election will be held before the rainy season begins
Senegalโs President Macky Sall has told a national dialogue that elections will be held before the rainy season begins around July, and reiterated his commitment to leave office before his mandate ends in April.
A Spanish official says spotter planes are helping curtail the number of West African migrant boats
A senior Spanish official says the deployment of two Spanish surveillance planes to watch for migrant boats heading on the treacherous route from West Africa to Spainโs Canary Islands has enabled authorities to stop 59 canoes from Senegal and Gambia.
France's African ex-soldiers win last battle - over pensions
Some of the last survivors in France from a colonial-era infantry corps that recruited tens of thousands of African soldiers to fight in French wars around the world will be able to live out their final days with family members back in Africa after a French government U-turn on their pension rights.
Africa forum hails 'circular economy' solutions for climate
Reducing waste while boosting recycling and reuse, known as the โcircular economy,โ will be vital for halting the loss of nature by meeting growing demand with fewer resources and will make communities more resilient to climate change by encouraging more sustainable practices on the African continent, organizers of the World Circular Economy Forum said Wednesday.
Security concerns, lack of support stall Africa's Green Wall
A series of complex challenges, including a lack of funding and political will as well as rising insecurity linked to extremist groups al-Qaida and the Islamic State in Burkina Faso, are obstructing progress on Africaโs Great Green Wall, according to experts involved in the initiative.
PSG player criticized for missing anti-homophobia day game
A group fighting homophobia in soccer has called on the French league and Paris Saint-Germain to ask player Idrissa Gueye for an explanation after he missed a game last week amid reports that he refused to play because he did not want to wear a rainbow-colored number on the back of his jersey.
World faces shortage of syringes as COVID vaccine doses rise
African health officials and the United Nations are warning of a looming shortage of up to 2 billion syringes for mainly low- and middle-income countries around the world as the supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses rises, and routine vaccinations could be affected, too.
Tracking COVID-19 vaccination progress in the US
A health worker prepares a dose of the China's Sinopharm vaccine during the start of the vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 at the Health Ministry in Dakar, Senegal, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)Millions of coronavirus vaccinations are being administered throughout the United States each day. LOCAL: Michigan COVID-19 vaccinations: How to find appointments, info on phasesIn the maps below, weโre keeping track of:The percentage of a stateโs population that has received a first COVID-19 vaccine doseThe number of total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in each state so farTo see specific numerical data for each individual state, you can hover your mouse over the state in the maps below. For the latest U.S. vaccine distribution and administration data, visit the CDCโs website right here. More: Coronavirus news; COVID-19 data
Protests backing opposition leader escalate in Senegal
A demonstrator holds up a Senegalese flag during protests against the arrest of opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, March 5, 2021. Days of violent protests in Senegal have killed at least one person, local reports say, as young people take to the streets nationwide in support of the main opposition leader who was detained Wednesday. This weekโs unrest in Dakar has been the worst seen in years in a country known for its stability. Police moved in to disperse crowds throwing objects at security forces and setting tires, pieces of wood and other objects on fire near the tribunal where opposition leader Ousmane Sonko appeared. Demonstrators reappeared after prayers to be confronted by authorities lobbing tear gas cannisters.
Senegal's opposition leader arrested amid violent protests
A demonstrator throws a rock at riot police during protests in support of main opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Sonko was arrested Wednesday on charges of disturbing the public order after hundreds of his supporters clashed with police while he was heading to the court to face rape charges. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)DAKAR โ Senegalโs main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was arrested Wednesday on charges of disturbing the public order after hundreds of his supporters clashed with police while he was heading to the court to face rape charges. Sonko, who placed third in the 2019 elections, was accused of rape last month by an employee at a beauty salon. AdโMy car has been blocked for over an hour by the gendarmerie commanded by the prefect of Dakar.
Senegal launches vaccination campaign with China's Sinopharm
A health worker administers a dose of China's Sinopharm vaccine to a man during the start of the vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 at the Health Ministry in Dakar, Senegal, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. The country is also expecting nearly 1.3 million vaccine doses through the COVAX initiative. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)DAKAR โ Senegal launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign Tuesday in the capital, Dakar, where the health minister received the first jab of China's Sinopharm vaccine. โThis day is a historic dayโ Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr said after getting the injection. As a gesture of โsolidarity,โ the minister said Senegal will share 10% of the 200,000 Sinopharm doses with neighboring countries Gambia and Guinea Bissau.
You have to try the โmagicโ sauce at this African restaurant
That is what happened to me after Tati recommended I try the Senegalese food for the first time at Matyโs African cuisine. Matyโs African Cuisine was the only Senegalese restaurant in Metro Detroit at the time it opened. They wanted to own their own restaurant, and finally, after years of working at chain restaurants, Amady and Maty were able to open up Matyโs African Cuisine on Detroitโs north side. Right now Matyโs African cuisine is offering dine-in and takeout, you can place your order by calling (313) 472-5885. Matyโs African cuisine is located at 21611 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI 48219.
20 migrants dead off Tunisia after boat sinks, more missing
Tunisian authorities say 20 African migrants have been found dead after their boat, which was trying to reach Europe, sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Five survivors were rescued Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 and authorities are searching for up to 20 others believed missing. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios, File)TUNIS โ About 20 African migrants were found dead Thursday after their smuggling boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Europe, Tunisian authorities said. Five survivors were rescued and the Tunisian navy is searching for up to 20 others still believed missing. According to survivors, the migrant smuggling boat was carrying about 40 or 50 people heading toward Italy, Ben Zekri said.
A migrant's odyssey from boat to COVID nursing job in Spain
Mbaye Babacar Diouf, poses for a photo wearing his nurse's uniform, at Basurto hospital, in Bilbao, northern Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Mbaye Babacar Diouf's life as a migrant in Europe took a turn for the better when he was adopted in Spain at the age of 28. That enabled him to pay his debts to human traffickers, study nursing and find a job at a Spanish hospital. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)BILBAO โ The six migrants listen attentively to Mbaye Babacar Diouf, whose own journey across the Atlantic to a job nursing COVID-19 patients in Spain and giving back to the community through his own nonprofit would seem to scream success. The organization works to help both migrants in Bilbao and youth back in Senegal, where it's trying to build a school.
Europe, Gates pledge funds to get vaccines tor poor nations
That includes Covax, an ambitious but troubled global project to buy and deliver virus vaccines for the worldโs poorest people. France and the European Union's executive commission each promised 100 million euros (about $118 million) for the WHO vaccine efforts. Spain promised 50 million euros (about $59 million), and the Gates Foundation promised $70 million (about 59.3 million euros). The new financing is in addition to the funds that countries previously contributed to Covax. Many European countries are back under various levels of lockdowns and with their hospitals under heavy strain.
Tens of thousands attend Senegal pilgrimage despite COVID-19
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of people from the Mouride Brotherhood, an order of Sufi Islam, gather for the annual religious pilgrimage to celebrate the life and teachings of Cheikh Amadou Bamba, the founder of the brotherhood. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)TOUBA โ Tens of thousands of Muslims descended upon Senegal's holy city this week for the annual Grand Magal pilgrimage, a tradition in West Africa that some fear could become a super-spreader event for COVID-19. The Magal honors the founder of the Mouride Brotherhood, Senegal's most influential religious order. Closely packed lines queued up to enter the Grand Mosque of Touba, though hand sanitizer and masks were required to enter. โWe are confident that Serigne Touba has not forgotten us,โ she said, referring to the founder of the Mouride Brotherhood.
Guinea's opposition urges West African leaders to step in
Guinea's main opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, 68, right, speaks to the media at a press conference in Dakar, Senegal Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Diallo called on neighboring West African states to head off a political crisis in Guinea where President Alpha Conde is running for a third term in October elections. (AP Photo/Yesica Fisch)DAKAR โ Guineaโs main opposition leader called on neighboring West African states to head off a political crisis in Guinea where President Alpha Conde is running for a third term in October elections. Guinea's opposition leader, Cellou Dalein Diallo, said Thursday that he would like to see the regional body turn its attention to his country. For months, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Guinea to oppose another term for Conde.
Weekend sports highlights include British Open, Baseball Hall of Fame
Here's your guide to the weekend's biggest sporting events:The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, also known as the British Open, is the oldest major tournament in golf. ET on NBCInternational viewers, check local listings. Baseball Hall of Fame induction weekend"I never thought I would see it in my lifetime." These are the words National Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson when he was asked about Mariano Rivera becoming the first unanimous Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. ET on beIN SportsInternational viewers: check local listings.