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Feb 16

Senegal police smash car window, forcibly remove opposition leader

By Babacar Dione, Associated Press

Videos recorded by his driver and posted on social media by his supporters showed police physically removing Ousmane Sonko from the back seat of his car after he appeared in a Dakar court on Thursday.

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Jan 21

Yellen visits historic site of slave-trading post off the coast of Senegal

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a solemn visit Saturday to the salmon-colored house on an island off Senegal that is one of the most recognized symbols of the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade that trapped tens of millions of Africans…

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Jan 08

40 killed, dozens injured in crash involving two buses in Senegal

By Babacar Dione, Associated Press

At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured in a bus crash in central Senegal, the country's president said Sunday.

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Nov 25

Host nation Qatar eliminated from World Cup

By Gerald Imray, Associated Press

It was the earliest exit by a host nation in the World Cup’s 92-year history.

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Jul 31

West African health officials race to vaccinate amid spikes

By Carley Petesch, Associated Press

A resurgence of coronavirus cases in West Africa is hitting the region hard, inundating cemeteries where funeral numbers are rising and hospitals where beds are becoming scarce.

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Dec 18

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With few resources, Senegal emerges as a leader in the fight against COVID-19

By Fred de Sam Lazaro

For much of the pandemic, New Zealand has often been praised for the effectiveness of its response. But despite few resources, the small African nation of Senegal has also become a leader in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic within its borders.

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Apr 15

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Developing countries’ fragile hygiene and health care raise COVID-19 risks

By Fred de Sam Lazaro

Much of the recent news about the coronavirus pandemic has focused on the globe's richer countries. But how is the developing world, where health care resources are strained in the best of times, preparing for COVID-19? To find out, special…

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Mar 15

Several African nations roll out measures to fight virus

By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press

Several African countries have announced sweeping restrictions to try to contain the steady spread of the coronavirus, which has reached at least 25 of Africa's 54 countries.

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Feb 18

Gambia’s new president faces inauguration as nation cheers

By Abdoulie John, Associated Press

Thousands gathered Saturday for the ceremony marking the inauguration of Gambia's new president as this West African nation celebrates wider freedoms.

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Jan 19

Gambians flee as new president is sworn in, fearing violence from political showdown

By Larisa Epatko

The Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow took the oath of office Thursday in neighboring Senegal, while current ruler Yahya Jammeh refuses to leave office.

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