Senegalese commission awards tender to solar JV
The Senegal Electricity Sector Regulation Commission (CRSE) has awarded a tender for two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects to a joint venture comprising of ENGIE and investment partner Meridiam. The
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Rising sea levels threaten UNESCO site in Senegal
The island of Saint Louis in Senegal was listed in 2000 as a UNESCO World Heritage site, but it has since fallen into disrepair. Without urgent intervention, more than 300 years of colonial history
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How the other half cooks
Imagine building a small pile of wood and kindling in the smallest room in your house, and setting fire to it. You can keep the door open, to let out some smoke, but cannot switch on an extractor fan.
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This African Super Grain Could Solve Famine and Drought (Plus It’s Gluten-Free)
Last July, a Whole Foods store in New York’s Harlem decided to stock bags of fonio, a West African grain similar to couscous. The first shipment sold out in three hours. Just last week, Los Angeles Lakers
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Generating employment and increasing income in agricultural value chains and thereby fostering food security: case studies of rice and cotton in Benin and Senegal
In this paper, use a case study approach to investigate the patterns of employment and income generation in cotton and rice value chains in Senegal and Benin. The purpose of the paper is to provide a comprehensive
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Africa's 'lion economies' growth exceeds forecasts
While many Europeans and North Americans still view the continent as poor, war-torn and desolate, Africans see more opportunities at home than outside the continent. In fact, many West African nations
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Closing the gap between climate information producers and users: Assessment of needs and uptake in Senegal
<p>West Africa is a very vulnerable part of the world to the impacts of climate change due to a combination of exposure and low adaptive capacity. Climate change has induced an increase in rainfall variability
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Senegal: Study finds mining-related mercury levels among highest in world
Dangerously high levels of mercury and a related toxin are pervasive in rivers and soils near artisanal gold mines in Senegal, according to a new study from Duke University. “Nearly every sample we
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Senegal to revamp logging laws after massacre linked to timber trade
President Macky Sall on Thursday suspended all authorisations for logging and ordered an overhaul of Senegal’s forestry laws after a massacre connected to the illegal trade in timber. In a statement,
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China reduces tax on donkey skins despite population fears
China is reducing the import tax on donkey skins for use in traditional medicine despite fears over a global reduction in the animal's population. From Monday, the tax will fall from 5% to 2%, making