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By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read Ducks are pictured in a field at a poultry farm in Montsoue, France, January 12, 2017, as France continues a massive cull of ducks in three regions most affected by a severe outbreak of bird flu as it tries to contain the virus which has been spreading quickly over the past month. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) - Senegal has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Thursday. The outbreak, which occurred in the Thies region east of the capital Dakar, has...

Views: Visits 20 By-standers try to put out a fire after protesters set a police check point alight during a curfew in Dakar on January 6, 2021. JOHN WESSELS / AFP Youths protesting a coronavirus curfew clashed with security forces overnight in the Senegalese capital, burning tyres and erecting barricades as police fired tear gas in Dakar’s Ngor district, an AFP photographer reported. Incidents were also reported in other parts of the capital overnight Wednesday. President Macky Sall called a state of emergency on Wednesday as he imposed a curfew from 9 pm to 5 am in Dakar and one ...

Youths protesting a coronavirus curfew fought with security forces in the Senegalese capital Dakar overnight Wednesday, burning tyres and erecting barricades as police fired tear gas. The main clashes were in the city's Ngor district, while other incidents were reported in the Medina and Yoff areas and suburban Pikine, Guediawaye and Thiaroye. The violence erupted on the first night of a 9 pm-5 am curfew announced by President Macky Sall for Dakar and the adjoining region of Thies. Together, they account for nearly 90 percent of Senegal's Covid-19 cases, according to health authorities. The g...

World sees little flu activity, but influenza B nudges ahead of influenza A Despite extra efforts to test for flu against the backdrop of COVID-19, global levels remain well below expected levels for this time of year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest update, which roughly covers the first half of December. Compared with its last report, a greater proportion of the few respiratory samples that tested positive were influenza B: 62.8%, versus 50% in the previous update. Of the subtyped influenza A samples, most were H3N2, a trend seen in the WHO's earlier report. In the No...

DP World and Senegal sign Ndayane port deal January 7, 2021, by Eldin Ganic DP World and the Government of Senegal have signed agreements for the development of a deep water port at Ndayane, approximately 50kms from the existing port and near the Blaise Diagne international airport. According to DP World, the new port will further reinforce Dakar’s role as a major logistics hub and gateway to West and North West Africa. Also, the project will support the realization of His Excellency, President Macky Sall’s ambitious economic development plans for...