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Jul
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Senegal’s COVID-19 surge forces difficult Eid al-Adha decisions

Senegal’s COVID-19 surge forces difficult Eid al-Adha decisions

COVID-19
NGOUDA DIONE and COOPER INVEEN WITH COVID-19 cases surging across Senegal, Pape Gueye made the difficult decision to spend the first Eid al-Adha of his life apart from his 88-year-old mother. "I know a lot of people who had it," said Gueye, 43, mixing a cup of green tea as he sat with masked friends in front of his flat in the capital, Dakar. "Some of them got through it, and some of them died," he said on Monday, the day before the Muslim holiday to mark the feast of sacrifice, known in Senegal as Tabaski when families gather together…
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Jul
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Senegal to build COVID-19 vaccine plant in bid to expand African access

Senegal to build COVID-19 vaccine plant in bid to expand African access

COVID-19
CONSTRUCTION of a new plant in Senegal to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines is expected to begin later this year, and the facility should produce 25 million doses per month by the end of 2022, the financiers of the project have announced. The Institut Pasteur in Senegal's capital Dakar, which will run the plant, and various European development partners said the facility would help Africa reduce its dependence on vaccine imports, which currently account for 99% of its needs. That reliance on outside manufacturing has proved costly during the pandemic. Only a little more than 1% of the continent's population has been…
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Feb
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Sahara dust chokes Senegal’s capital

Sahara dust chokes Senegal’s capital

NEWS
A cloud of dust brought by dry winds from the Sahara has settled over much of West and Central Africa, reducing visibility, choking residents, and disrupting fishing in the Senegal's capital Dakar. Each year, dry, dusty winds sweep in from the Sahara and cover much of West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea. The yearly phenomenon, known as the Harmattan season, runs from November through March. "Those who have toddlers with poor health like mine, who is not yet one year old, cannot work properly," said Khoudia Ndiaye, who sells fish at a market in Dakar. "Yesterday I couldn't work…
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Sep
26
2020
By The African Mirror
Unusually heavy rains in Senegal expose big gap in $1.4 bln flood plan

Unusually heavy rains in Senegal expose big gap in $1.4 bln flood plan

NEWS
ALESSANDRA PRENTICE MORE than two weeks after heavy rains hit Senegal, thigh-high stagnant water still fills streets in Dakar's suburbs, as angry residents ask what happened to a $1.4 billion government plan to protect citizens from rising flood risk. Three months' worth of rain fell on September 5, forcing over 3,200 people to abandon their homes in the poor, low-lying outskirts of the capital and nearby region of Thies. "My children used sand, rocks, whatever was available to stop the water," said Fatou Dioum, whose family of 10 moved to emergency shelter in Dakar's Keur Massar district. Many stricken residents…
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Aug
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Senegal port seeks removal of 2,700 tonnes of chemical that caused Beirut blast

Senegal port seeks removal of 2,700 tonnes of chemical that caused Beirut blast

NEWS
THE port of Senegal's capital Dakar has requested the removal of around 2,700 tonnes of highly explosive ammonium nitrate stored in its complex - the same volume of the chemical that caused Beirut's devastating port blast this month. The unidentified owner of the stockpile has found a warehouse to store the industrial chemical outside the city, according to the general directorate of the port, which sits next to Dakar's densely populated downtown. "He is currently working with the environment ministry to obtain approval to urgently remove this cargo," it said in a statement that did not say how long the…
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Jul
22
2020
By The African Mirror
Fight to save Senegalese capital’s coast gains momentum

Fight to save Senegalese capital’s coast gains momentum

ENVIRONMENT
FROM the top of a ladder, a Senegalese girl struggles to catch a glimpse of the beach hidden by a swanky hotel's sprawling ocean frontage - a stunt for a music video that highlights growing grassroots efforts to save Dakar's coast from hungry developers. The video shows the threat that unregulated construction poses to the Senegalese capital's eroding shoreline, which provides a cherished escape for residents of the crowded and often polluted city. "Where will our children play tomorrow?," raps activist hip-hop artist Malal Talla, also known as 'Fou Malade', as drone footage shows the concrete husks of half-built buildings…
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