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Return to Senegal
The Times
Senegal is a country of beauty and diversity boasting a stunning array of sights sounds and flavours. It is bounded by the Atlantic cean to the west Mauritania to the north Mali to the east and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south. The Senegalese are very proud of their reputation for teranga meaning hospitality and locals are extremely friendly and helpful to visitors. Most of those who head to Senegal do so for the country’s beaches and for good reason. North and south of the capital lie wide strips of white sand which invite swimming and sunbathing.
Electoral fficials Distributing Ballots for Guinea Bissau Vote
Voice of America
Eleven candidates are running to succeed long-time President Joao Bernardo Vieira who was killed in March. Campaign workers load boxes of paper ballots onto a truck for transport to polling stations near the border with Senegal. Each shipment contains a white cardboard stand to give voters privacy and a clear plastic ballot box with numbered plastic ties to seal it once polls close. It is the earliest that voting materials have been distributed in Guinea Bissau. National Electoral Commission President Desejado Lima Da Costa says it is one of several changes meant to ensure a free and fair vote. Da Costa says fraud usually occurs when voting materials arrive at polling stations late.
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Deploying the Power of Music to Save Lives West Africa’s Most …
PR Newswire (press release)
Now he’s using that voice to amplify the fight against malaria in his home country of Senegal with a new song “Xeex Sibbiru” (”Fight Malaria” in Wolof) and a multi-year partnership with Malaria No More designed to get Africa singing a different tune — one of a country where no child dies of malaria. “Xeex Sibbiru” raises awareness about malaria prevention and treatment as Senegal prepares for a mass distribution of mosquito nets kicking off in late June. n June 20 the Youssou Ndour Foundation and Malaria No More are launching “Surround Sound: Senegal” a campaign to activate key sectors of society — including entertainment sport faith local business and government — to encourage people to use mosquito nets and seek treatment to end malaria deaths in Senegal. Youssou is raising his voice to engage families across the country in a common effort against malaria which can be defeated with simple tools like mosquito nets and effective medicines. “Malaria has plagued Senegal for too long.
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