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news Roundup: Senegal faces challenges of economic recovery, resumption of key projects in 2021 Xing Jianqiao © Provided by N.C.N. Limited A woman wearing a face mask shops in a supermarket in Dakar, Senegal, on July 29, 2020. (Photo by Eddy Peters/Xinhua) The government of Senegal will face challenges of reviving its economy heavily impacted by the health crisis of COVID-19, and of resuming infrastructure projects in 2021. DAKAR, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The government of Senegal will face challenges of reviving its economy heavily impacted by the health crisis of COVID-19, and o...

12/30/2020 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/30/2020 06:27 How ECA helped drive an economic diversification agenda in Central Africa in 2020 The 2020 vision of the Office for Central Africa of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), for a subregion resolutely driven towards economic diversification and transformation, was largely achieved. This, through the nudging of member States to formulate policies and strategies which contributed to an increase of intra-subregional trade from 1.7% to 2.1% and the uptake of at least two groundbreaking policies /practices - notably the ra...

Singer Akon Plans to Build $6 Billion 'Real-Life Wakanda' in Senegal, Reports Say © AP Photo / Mosa'ab Elshamy Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/africa/202012291081593523-singer-akon-plans-to-build-6-billion-real-life-wakanda-in-senegal-reports-say/ In the Marvel Universe, Wakanda is the fictional sub-Saharan African home country of superhero Black Panther, who was famously played by the late Chadwick Boseman. Famous Senagalese-American singer Akon wants to build a futuristic city in Senegal, The Hill reported. The new $6 billion projec...

8 Min Read DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Herds of cows meander across the one-lane highway that leads down Senegal’s coast to Mbodiene, a farming village surrounded by scrubland where singer Akon plans to build a futuristic city. The designs, which show shiny, pinkish buildings that bend and curve like waves, would look at home in any sci-fi movie. In the master plan, architect Hussein Bakri has carved out space for a parking lot - for flying cars. Akon, the Senegalese-American singer of 2006 hit “Smack That”, has said the city will attract tourists and create thousands of jobs. ...

DP World signs deal to develop $1 billion new Senegal port December 23, 2020 GMT FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2009 file photo, cranes off load containers at the Jebel Ali port terminal 2 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. International port operator DP World signed a deal on Wednesday, Dec. 23,2020, to develop a new deep-water port in Senegal worth over $1 billion, the company announced, its biggest ever investment in Africa. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File) FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2009 file photo, cranes off load containers at the Jebel Ali port terminal 2 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. International...