Reuters: Senegal News

UPDATE 1-Bouygues sells 35.7 percent of Finagestion unit

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:06:21 +0000

* Finagestion contributed 280 mln eur to Bouygues 2008 sales

Millions die because of high malaria drug prices

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:00:13 +0000

* Artemisinin combination therapy drugs good but expensive

STOCKS NEWS AFRICA-West African bourse falls with Total, Shell

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:32:34 +0000

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Senegal to launch new, private sector-driven airline

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:31:35 +0000

DAKAR, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Senegal will launch a new, private sector-dominated national airline in early 2010 to replace Air Senegal International (ASI) which collapsed earlier this year, the government said on Friday.

UPDATE 1-Senegal admits "money gift" to IMF official

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:09:01 +0000

DAKAR, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Senegal admitted on Monday that it gave a "money gift" to an International Monetary Fund official earlier this month at the end of his three-year posting, citing an African tradition of offering goodbye presents.

Senegal admits "money gift" to IMF official

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:43:40 +0000

DAKAR, 26 Oct (Reuters) - Senegal admitted Monday it gave a "money gift" to an official from the International Monetary Fund at the close of his three-year posting earlier this month, citing African tradition to offer goodbye presents.

Senegal, Bissau deny border dispute

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:47:57 +0000

BISSAU, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Senegal and Guinea-Bissau denied on Friday the two West African neighbours were engaged in a border dispute after a military build-up there this week prompted dozens of Bissau-Guinean civilians to flee.

UPDATE 1-Somali pirates demand Spain frees two before talks

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:10:21 +0000

* Pirates say will discuss boat's release if comrades freed

Somali pirates demand Spain frees two before talks

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:47:49 +0000

* Pirates say will discuss boat's release if comrades freed

UPDATE 1-Cycling-Former classics expert Vandenbroucke, 34, dies

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:09:31 +0000

PARIS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Former classics specialist Frank Vandenbroucke of Belgium has died at the age of 34, a source close to the rider's family told Reuters on Monday.