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Edouard Mendy's remarkable rise from unemployment to Chelsea's Champions League hero

As Edouard Mendy turns 30, here is a closer look at the Senegalese stopper's remarkable rise from unemployment to becoming Chelsea's Champions League hero

Daily Mirror

Saudi, British FMs Discuss Latest Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Friday telephone calls from British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and United Nations chief Antonio Guterres. Talks focused on the latest regional and international developments. With Truss, Prince Faisal discussed bilateral relations between Riyadh and London and ways to bolster…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Overfishing in Senegal: Chinese trawlers leave local fishermen with empty nets

With more than 700 kilometres of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, Senegal is one of the top fish producers in West Africa. This is one of the richest oceans in the world and that has attracted industrial fishing vessels from China. Aside from their fishing methods having massive repercussions on…

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Demonstrators in Senegal call for tougher laws against homosexuals

Thousands of people in Dakar attended a rally demanding harsher laws to clamp down on same sex relations. Rights organisations say they are following the situation in Senegal with great concern.

Radio France Internationale

Edouard Mendy explains why he hasn't celebrated Chelsea and Senegal titles yet

Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, now a European, African and world champion and recognised as one of football's best keepers, was unemployed just seven short years ago

Daily Mirror

Turkey's Erdogan continues his tour of West Africa, with security and investment on the agenda

Turkey's latest diplomatic drive in Africa continues to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, after several bilateral cooperation agreements were signed between Kinshasa and Ankara during a brief visit by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the DRC on Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

Six African countries selected to kick off Covid-19 jab production

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will receive the know-how to manufacture their own Covid jabs

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Six African Nations to Get Own mRNA Jab Production

Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the continent largely shut out of access to Covid jabs. Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia were selected as the first recipients of technology from the WHO's global…

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Covid-19 in Africa: 'The doses are here, but vaccine hesitancy remains high'

The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Friday the launch of a Covid-19 vaccine production programme in Africa. Six countries (South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia) will be equipped with production lines to manufacture doses of mRNA vaccines, in an initiative aimed at reducing the continent’s reliance on…

France 24

Senegal’s national dish

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Senegal's national fish and rice dish, thiebou dieune. There’s some interesting information about “second-wave feminism”, a really great bass guitar player featured on Music from Erwan - and of course, the new quiz question. Just click…

Radio France Internationale

Six African countries to begin making mRNA vaccines as part of WHO scheme

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia first countries to be assisted by global mRNA hub

The Guardian - UK

Live: Follow the EU-AU summit closing announcements from Brussels

Senegalese President Macky Sall, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel make closing remarks Friday at the end of the two-day European Union-African Union summit in Brussels. Follow the press conference live on FRANCE 24.

France 24

Six African Countries to Receive mRNA Vaccine Technology

The first African countries selected to receive the technology necessary to produce mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 are Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia, a summit meeting of European Union and African Union nations heard on Friday. The six countries have been chosen to build vaccine production factories as…

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Everton's £13million flop Oumar Niasse makes surprise move to League One club

The Senegal international was lauded as a star signing by the Toffees back in 2016 but he failed to shine on Merseyside and is now looking to rebuild his career in the third tier

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The Independent UK

Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine technology

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will be the first African countries to receive the technology required to produce mRNA vaccines on the continent

The Guardian - UK

Covid: South Korea reports more than 100,000 new cases for first time – as it happened

Latest updates: south Korean case numbers have risen in recent weeks due to Omicron

Reuters

African countries to get mRNA vaccine technology in WHO project

The World Health Organization said on Friday six African countries - Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia - would be the first on the continent to receive the technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines.

Radio France Internationale

Marseille's Nations Cup winner Gueye targets Europa Conference League glory

Less than after a fortnight after tasting success with Senegal in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, Marseille midfielder Pape Gueye has vowed to fight for more success with his club in the Europa Conference League.

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The Conversation

The fighting spirit of young African footballers who migrate overseas

When Sadio Mané scored the decisive penalty to secure Senegal’s triumph over Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Isaak, a professional Ghanaian footballer in his late 20s, could not have been further away from the action. Watching the final online in his room in eastern Thailand, Isaak’s…

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EU Summit Looks to Boost Strained Ties with Africa

EU and African leaders meet for a two-day summit on Thursday, seeking to reboot ties with pledges of major investment in the face of competition from China and Russia. Relations between the two continents have been hampered by a raft of problems: from disputes over coronavirus vaccines, to curbing illegal…

Daily Mirror

Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah's AFCON pact of silence and penalty mind-games

Liverpool duo Sadio Mane and Mo Salah went head-to-head in this month's Africa Cup of Nations final, with Senegal coming out on top following a penalty shootout

Football London

What Crystal Palace players organised for AFCON hero Cheikhou Kouyate on return to training

Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate was given time off following Senegal's win at the Africa Cup of Nations but returned to training with Crystal Palace this weekend and was surprised by his teammates

The Conversation

African countries must protect their fish stocks from the European Union - here's how

Fisheries serve as a source of employment for millions of people in the small scale sector on the coastline of Africa. Their fishing activities, in turn, provide food security to over 200 million Africans.

Radio France Internationale

PSG v Madrid: Pochettino says Senegal's Cup of Nations stars to be held back

Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino ruled out starting berths on Tuesday night for Senegal internationals Idrissa Gueye and Abdou Diallo in the Champions League tie against Real Madrid.

Reuters

Senegalese separatists agree to release captive soldiers

Separatist rebels agreed on Monday to release seven Senegalese soldiers they captured last month, following negotiations involving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS.

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