Ready to do anything to join the Western "Eldorado", young Senegalese should instead work to lay the foundations for a better future in their own country. A future that will include an increased effort towards industrialisation. By Ibrahima Sarr* On my recent return from Saint-Louis (one of Senegal's main cities,...

Le groupe technologique Wärtsilä va convertir la centrale électrique Bel-Air de 90 MW à Dakar, au Sénégal, pour la faire fonctionner au gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL). La centrale, qui appartient à la Société Nationale d'Électricité du Sénégal (Senelec), fonctionne actuellement au fuel lourd. La conversion assurera la pérennité de l'installation, car...

Idrissa Diabira, a member of the presidential party, coordinator of Macky Sall's presidential program in 2012 and the man behind "yoonu yokkute", the basis of the PSE, and current CEO of the Agency for the Development of SMEs (ADEPME), analyzes the tension and recent unprecedented violence that have shaken Senegal....

In Senegal, new tensions arose on Thursday following the arrest of Ousmane Sonko on Wednesday. He was arrested on his way to court. He is accused of rape by the employee of a massage parlour. Accusations that he rejects. Young people demonstrated against the police. Scenes of rioting broke out...

Senegalese FinTech can be proud of PayDunya. With an asset of more than 30,000 transactions per day of more than 600 Business customers and 11 partners, this startup launched in 2015 has just obtained its PCI DSS Certificate. For Aziz Yérima, co-Founder and CEO, this certification, coupled with the PayDunya...

Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome, Minister of the Interior, recalled Tuesday, January 26, 2021, that the restrictive measures, including the curfew, taken as part of the proclamation of the state of health disaster in the regions of Dakar and Thiès, remained in force until February 20. These measures include, in particular,...

The Association des volontaires pour la protection de l’environnement (AVPE), in collaboration with French partners and the association "Nébédaye" (Moringa), announced that they have invested more than 60 million CFA francs in the construction of a block market gardener of one hectare and a solar power plant in the town...

Africa Oil & Power announces the first MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power conference and exhibition, October 26 & 27, 2021 in Dakar. Organized in partnership with the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Cos Petrogaz, Petrosen and various American and Canadian energy sector associations, the meeting plans to cover the entire...

Abdoulaye Diop, Minister of Culture and Communication, invited Senegalese economic operators, on Tuesday 19, 2021, to support “the talented directors” of the country. "This is the time to invite Senegalese economic operators to support the talented directors abounding in our country," he said during the press conference to launch "the...

The Senegalese Rural Electrification Agency (Aser) is launching a call for tenders for mini-grid providers for the electrification of 117 villages via small solar photovoltaic plants. Interested companies have until January 19, 2021 to come forward, according to information relayed by Afrik 21....