News

News relating to Senegal, Gueoul in particular, and the activites of the Friends.

Malnutrition at Crisis Level in Northeast

By JudyBeggs - 10/1/2008 Poor rains and rising rice prices have contributed to increasing malnutrition to alarming levels in at least three regions of Senegal within 200 miles of Guéoul

SENEGAL: Flooding spreads as rains continue

By Admin - 9/22/2008 Thousands have been affected by flooding in more than 40 neighbourhoods across Senegal, including 21 Dakar suburbs according to the Senegalese fire rescue services.

From a vicious to a positive cycle: Girls’ education in Senegal

By Admin - 7/24/2008 Too often, in Senegal as in the rest of West and Central Africa, poverty means taking – or keeping – girls out of school. Schools like Ndiarème B, with the support of partners such as UNICEF, are working hard to overcome the problem.

UN food chief urges crisis action

By Admin - 7/24/2008 The head of the UN World Food Programme has said urgent action is required to stimulate food production and help the poor cope with soaring food prices.

SENEGAL: Beaten in silence

By Admin - 7/24/2008 One in four women suffers domestic assault and battery in Senegal yet most suffer in silence because of a deeply entrenched culture of impunity and a phlegmatic response from the government, according to experts in the sector. A study on domestic violence conducted in 2000 by the Canadian Centre of research and International Cooperation (CECI) in Dakar and Kaolack, 150km southeast of the capital, revealed 27.5 percent of women are subject to physical violence from their partners.

SENEGAL: As protests swell “self sufficiency” plan is questioned

By Admin - 7/24/2008 Discontent in Senegal’s capital Dakar, where millions depend on imported rice and foodstuffs, has increased in lockstep with rising global food and utility prices. The government has touted a “self-sufficiency” rice growing campaign as its answer to people’s problems, but experts say the scheme is flawed.

Dakar rallies Scrabble contenders

By Admin - 7/24/2008 Senegal may conjure up images of the singer Youssou N'Dour, the Dakar rally or perhaps the football team's successful 2002 World Cup display. Yet for Ndongo Sylla, his home nation is just another word that can be rearranged in different ways - whether that be 'agneles' (lambed), 'glanees' (gleaned), 'langees' (nappies) or 'sanglee' (strapped). Sylla, 29, is that Senegalese rarity - a world champion - whose titles have come in Scrabble, a board game where competitors score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles.