Dakar, Senegal — AFP A Boeing passenger plane came off the runway during takeoff from Dakar international airport, injuring 11 people and shutting the hub for almost 12 hours, its operator said. The Air Senegal flight was bound for the Malian capital Bamako and had 78 passengers onboard, airport management company, LAS, said in a [&helli...
Dakar, Senegal — AFP Access to mobile internet has been cut in Dakar, as Senegal grapples with a political crisis after President Macky Sall announced a postponement of this month’s election. Many users in the capital said they had been unable to access mobile data on their phones since Monday morning. Senegal’s parliament is...
Diamniadio, Senegal — AFP Senegalese President Macky Sall has inaugurated a United Nations regional headquarters near the capital Dakar to house all UN operations in the country, AFP journalists reported. The United Nations House sits on a 13-hectare (32-acre) site in the new town of Diamniadio, some 30 kilometres (18 miles) from Dakar, ...
