• Internationally, Senegal is best known in the sporting world for the Paris-Dakar Rally. (wikipedia.org)
  • The capital of Senegal, Dakar, is the westernmost point in Africa. (infoplease.com)
  • Delta Airlines and Air Senegal fly nonstop from New York to Dakar. (trade.gov)
  • Marked by a series of quays and known for its multiculturalism, this "Venice of Africa" served as the capital of French West Africa between 1895 and 1902 as well as capital of Senegal until 1957, when the title was transferred to Dakar. (seabourn.com)
  • Dakar et son littoral sont riches en culture. (slowfood.com)
  • For Issa Deme, a pediatric nurse working in Dakar, Senegal, learning is a never-ending process. (mercyships.org)
  • In Dakar, the capital city of Senegal, Google helped the Equinox cybercafe, formerly an Internet cafe like you'd find throughout Dakar, transform into the world's first tablet cafe, replacing PCs with 15 tablets that are available to customers for the same rate as it used to cost to use the computer for an hour. (zdnet.com)
  • Mogunde was beaten by Lesotho boxer Michael Pakela in the light middleweight clash at Dakar Arena Hall in Dakar, Senegal on Sunday. (yahoo.com)
  • This core structure of psychoanalysis in society with different ethnic groups such as the Wolof tribe in Senegal, specifically in the city of Dakar. (bvsalud.org)
  • Institut de Recherche en Santé de Surveillance Epidemiologique et de Formation, Dakar, Senegal. (bvsalud.org)
  • Guided by the priorities of the government's Plan Senegal Emergent and its second Priority Action Plan (2019-2023), and the recent Systematic Country Diagnostic of Senegal . (worldbank.org)
  • Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. (wikipedia.org)
  • The British took parts of Senegal at various times, but the French gained possession in 1840 and made it part of French West Africa in 1895. (infoplease.com)
  • In 1946, together with other parts of French West Africa, Senegal became an overseas territory of France. (infoplease.com)
  • At the same time, Senegal, one of the most stable and geopolitically important countries in West Africa, faces the task of redefining its constructive role in internal conflicts in the neighbouring countries of Guinea-Conakry, Guinea-Bissau and Mali. (fes.de)
  • This high growth trajectory places Senegal among best performers in Sub-Saharan Africa and is reflective of incipient structural transformation, supported by reforms aimed at improving the investment climate, governance and investment in infrastructure, energy and agriculture. (worldbank.org)
  • "We are confident that the CPF will fully leverage IFC's strategy, which foresees an ambitious upstream agenda of reforms to catalyze greater private investment in Senegal," indicated Aliou Maiga, IFC's Director for West and Central Africa . (worldbank.org)
  • Workers in Senegal have already embarked on the transition process through various initiatives including the promotion of sustainable agriculture or the use of solar energy for agricultural irrigation", said Mr. Mody Guiro, General Secretary of the National Confederation of Workers of Senegal (CNTS) and President of the ITUC-Africa. (ilo.org)
  • Set at the mouth of the Senegal River, the island-city of Saint Louis is the oldest settlement along the coast of western Africa. (seabourn.com)
  • The former capital of French West Africa, Senegal is a semi-arid country located on the westernmost point of Africa. (traveldocs.com)
  • Senegal, located in West Africa with 13 million people, shares a border with Guinea where the ebola virus has raged since March. (ibtimes.com)
  • bp established its presence in Mauritania and Senegal in 2017, following the discovery of a gas field which straddles the maritime border of the two countries. (bp.com)
  • bp entered Senegal in 2017 and has significant participating interests in two offshore blocks in the country: St Louis Offshore Profond and Cayar Offshore Profond. (bp.com)
  • Over 30 languages are spoken in Senegal, and Wolof is the most widely spoken one, with 80% of the population speaking it as a first or second language, acting as Senegal's lingua franca alongside French. (wikipedia.org)
  • Developers say MusikBi - which means "music" in the Wolof language widely spoken in Senegal and neighbouring Gambia - was created with the aim to promote local artists, help them get properly paid for their work, and protect them from widespread piracy. (cnn.com)
  • For two decades we have worked alongside the Senegalese Government, health care workers, private sector companies, and other stakeholders to strengthen health systems and improve health equity across Senegal. (path.org)
  • The project in Senegal started with a feasibility study initiated in 2006, supported by the IAEA, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Cooperation Centre of Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), and the Government of Senegal through the Senegalese Institute for Agricultural Research and the Directorate for Veterinary Services to assess the possibility of creating a tsetse-free zone in the Niayes region. (iaea.org)
  • Ilya Novikov is a UN Youth Volunteer in Protection and Promotion of Human Rights at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Senegal since March 2016. (unv.org)
  • Senegal is currently in a crucial phase of transformation: after President Wade lost the election and office and the peaceful transition in power in 2012, major expectations were focused on President Macky Sall. (fes.de)
  • CDC's work in Senegal dates back to 2001 when it began supporting the country's HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection sentinel surveillance program. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began working in Senegal in 2001, supporting the HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) sentinel surveillance program. (cdc.gov)
  • Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. (wikipedia.org)
  • European missionaries introduced Christianity to Senegal and the Casamance in the 19th century. (wikipedia.org)
  • The largest rivers include the Senegal in the north and the Casamance in the southern tropical climate region. (infoplease.com)
  • Senegal lost in the final to Algeria at the last African Cup of Nations in 2019 and are still searching for their first African title. (skysports.com)
  • Factors associated with vaccine coverage improvements in Senegal between 2005 and 2019: a quantitative retrospective analysis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Childhood vaccination coverage rates, demographic information and health system characteristics were identified from Senegal 's Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Senegal national reports for years 2005-2019. (bvsalud.org)
  • Search for a location in Senegal to see the forecast for that area. (metoffice.gov.uk)
  • Since 2002 have field measurements been performed at Dahra in Senegal and it now includes a comprehensive set of measurements relevant for studies of ecosystem properties and processes in semi arid savannas. (lu.se)
  • Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. (wikipedia.org)
  • Aligned with bp's Net Zero aims and commitment to the development of low carbon, bp is interested in pursuing integrated energy offers in Mauritania and Senegal. (bp.com)
  • Since entering in Mauritania and Senegal, bp partnered with Kosmos Energy, Société Mauritanienne Des Hydrocarbures (SMH) and Société des Pétroles du Sénégal (PETROSEN) on the development of the multi-phase Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Project. (bp.com)
  • In July 2021, the GTA project has been granted the status of National Project of Strategic Importance by the Presidents of Mauritania and Senegal. (bp.com)
  • Senegal never looked like Africa's top-ranked team, nor a team playing an opposition ranked 101 places below them. (skysports.com)
  • Senegal is notably the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Senegal is classified as a heavily indebted poor country, with relatively low HDI ranked 170th in the Human Development Index. (wikipedia.org)
  • The country of Senegal is named after the Senegal River. (wikipedia.org)
  • Senegal is mainly a low-lying country, with a semidesert area in the north and northeast and forests in the southwest. (infoplease.com)
  • The country code for Senegal is +221. (trade.gov)
  • Washington, March 5, 2020 - The World Bank Group's Board of Directors today discussed the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Senegal that lays out the World Bank Group program for FY20-FY24 and expressed broad support for the WBG's engagement in Senegal's structural reforms to achieve economic transformation and become an emerging economy by 2035. (worldbank.org)
  • PATH is also a global evaluation partner for the Global Fund Prospective Country Evaluation in Senegal, where we use innovative approaches to generate timely feedback and recommendations for Global Fund decision-makers and key stakeholders in Senegal, and we are generating evidence to inform decisions around clinical tools for childhood illnesses such as pulse oximetry. (path.org)
  • The country joined the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) to help the implementation of green economy policies" said Mr. Abdoulaye Baldé, Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development in Senegal at a high-profile event which brought together representatives from several key ministries, social partners, civil society organizations, research institutions and development partners. (ilo.org)
  • Senegal was admitted as a member country of PAGE after the first PAGE Global Conference in March 2014 that was held in Dubai. (ilo.org)
  • Yet, amazingly, there has only been one reported case in the country, a student in Guinea who returned to Senegal, who has now reportedly recovered. (ibtimes.com)
  • This student had had contact with people infected with ebola in his country, but thankfully, when he came to Senegal, he showed no signs of the disease. (ibtimes.com)
  • Senegal take on Guinea at 1pm on Friday, live on Sky Sports Football . (skysports.com)
  • Since the beginning of the ebola outbreak in Guinea in March, Senegal has gone into lockdown to prevent the spread of the disease. (ibtimes.com)
  • In August, when the epidemic was at its most virulent, Senegal closed its border with Guinea. (ibtimes.com)
  • PATH Senegal has advanced supply chain improvements for many years, especially around packaging and temperature monitoring for vaccines and procurement and stock information across the public health system. (path.org)
  • Senegal has demonstrated catalytic improvements in national coverage rates for early childhood vaccination , despite lower development assistance for childhood vaccines in Senegal compared with other low- income and lower- middle income countries . (bvsalud.org)
  • While great progress has been made, Senegal still sees an estimated one million cases of malaria annually . (path.org)
  • According to Alioune Diouf, head of monitoring for the National Biogas Programme at the energy ministry, the government initiated the programme in Senegal in 2006, with the objective of ensuring the sustainable supply of peri-urban and rural households with energy for lighting and cooking. (ipsnews.net)
  • After a four-year eradication programme including nuclear techniques, the Niayes region of Senegal is now almost free of the tsetse fly, which used to decimate livestock. (iaea.org)
  • Senegal officially launched its national PAGE initiative , which brings together the expertise of UNEP, ILO, UNITAR, UNIDO and UNDP, to implement national strategies and policies for a green economy. (ilo.org)
  • In Dahara, Senegal do we perform measurements in cooperation with University of Copenhagen. (lu.se)
  • Thanks to the cooperation of the five UN agencies, the Government of Senegal has been able to benefit from coordinated and complementary services, and take advantage of the expertise of these agencies", she added. (ilo.org)
  • Senegal depends heavily on foreign assistance, which in 2007 represented about 23% of overall government spending--including both current expenditures and capital investments--or African Financial Community franc (CFA) 315 billion (U.S. $630 million). (traveldocs.com)
  • Senegal vs Zimbabwe. (skysports.com)
  • Sadio Mane converted a penalty more than six minutes into injury time as Senegal escaped with a 1-0 win over Zimbabwe to open their African Cup of Nations campaign. (skysports.com)
  • Senegal is a member state of the African Union, the United Nations, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Community of Sahel-Saharan States. (wikipedia.org)
  • Eastern Senegal was once part of the Ghana Empire. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unlike Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana, Senegal has yet to open its market for Uber-type ride sharing solutions. (trade.gov)
  • Overall, vaccination coverage is high in Senegal and disparities in coverage between regions have decreased significantly in recent years. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the mid-15th century, the Portuguese landed on the Senegal coastline, followed by traders representing other countries, including the French. (wikipedia.org)
  • Senegal is still among the group of least developed countries (LDCs). (fes.de)
  • One of the 38 African countries infested with the tsetse fly, Senegal has a total infested area of around 60 000 km 2 , Sall said. (iaea.org)
  • It owes its name to the Senegal River, which borders it to the east and north. (wikipedia.org)
  • 785 km on the Senegal river, and 112 km on the Saloum river. (infoplease.com)
  • The Portuguese had some stations on the banks of the Senegal River in the 15th century, and the first French settlement was made at St.-Louis in 1659. (infoplease.com)
  • The Toucouleur people, among the early inhabitants of Senegal, converted to Islam in the 11th century, although their religious beliefs retained strong elements of animism. (infoplease.com)
  • Senegal recently transformed its Economic and Social Council into an Economic, Social and Environmental Council (EESC), which makes it an influential institutional actor in advancing the green economy and sustainable development in the context of the country's national objectives. (ilo.org)
  • By creating the enabling conditions for the development of sustainable enterprises, Senegal will be able to realize the job creation potential of a green economy, as outlined in the Green Economy Scoping Study for Senegal, published by UNEP November 18, 2014. (ilo.org)
  • The launch of the PAGE initiative in Senegal: an innovative UN partnership promoting national strategies for a green economy. (ilo.org)
  • The representative of the European Union Delegation in Senegal, speaking on behalf of the "Friends of PAGE", highlighted the commitment of development partners and PAGE agencies to materialize Senegal's aspirations in terms of achieving its transition towards a green economy. (ilo.org)
  • bp is committed to exploring future growth opportunities in Senegal, including the development of the national gas to power project Yakaar Teranga and its potential to secure energy for Senegal. (bp.com)
  • Mr. Philippe Bary, President of the CSR initiative of Senegal, stressed that "the PAGE initiative fitted well in the series of actions launched at the 6th edition of the CSP Forum in Senegal, aimed at encouraging companies to engage in the implementation of CSR projects, especially those that promote green jobs in Senegal, such as the Project L'Incubateur de Thiès pour l'Economie Verte (ITEV). (ilo.org)
  • But for the project in Senegal, we have a 10-year deadline for that city to be built out. (foxnews.com)
  • the Jolof Empire of Senegal was also founded during this time. (wikipedia.org)
  • Whether you are pursuing wind or water sports, paragliding or you simply enjoy spending time outdoors, Diourbel in Senegal may offer something for you. (windfinder.com)
  • Senegal has successfully integrated an insect birth control technique using irradiation to sterilize male flies, reducing the fly population over time (see Birth control for flies ). (iaea.org)
  • Vaccine introduction status in Senegal over time. (who.int)
  • Besides this high-profile event, the week-long launching of PAGE in Senegal included other activities such as the training of trainers on business development services aimed at developing the national entrepreneurship potential and the implementation of two national programmes on solid waste management and energy efficiency. (ilo.org)
  • Senegal is a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) which uses the Franc CFA, a convertible currency pegged to the Euro. (trade.gov)
  • The United States provided about $85.1 million in assistance to Senegal in fiscal year 2009, including $2.1 million for peace and security, $2.4 million for governing justly and democratically, $49.2 million for investing in people, and $31.4 million for economic growth. (traveldocs.com)
  • In Senegal, PATH strengthens systems to collect data , cultivates skills, and builds a culture of data use. (path.org)
  • In Senegal , Special Olympics athletes and volunteers are leading efforts to widen understanding of health and hygiene. (specialolympics.org)
  • On any plane traveling into Senegal, commanders must give information about the health status of passengers on the plane before they are allowed to land. (ibtimes.com)
  • the latest newsletter from the Department of Health reported zero cases in Senegal. (ibtimes.com)
  • Therefore, Senegal remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year. (state.gov)
  • Senegal Minergy Port (SMP) was awarded a 35-year concession for the design, build, operation, and ownership of a multicommodity dry and liquid bulk port in Bargny-Sendou, Senegal. (trade.gov)
  • A year full of discovery and inspiration is how I will encapsulate my experience as UN Youth Volunteer in Senegal. (unv.org)