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CLEAN : Gambia celebrates Barrow's inauguration
Thousands celebrate as new Gambian President Adama Barrow retakes his oath of office a month after he was sworn in across the border in neighbouring Senegal during a tense power struggle
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CLEAN : Gambia celebrates Barrow's inauguration
Thousands celebrate as new Gambian President Adama Barrow retook his oath of office a month after he was sworn in across the border in neighbouring Senegal during a tense power struggle
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CLEAN : Senegalese MP jailed over 2011 political violence
Ruling coalition Senegalese MP Barthelemy Dias is sentenced to six months in prison with a suspended sentence of two years after being found guilty of aggravated assault during political violence in 2011
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CLEAN : Olympics: Disgraced athletics chief's son slams witch hunt
Papa Massata Diack son of disgraced former IAAF chief Lamine Diack slammed corruption allegations against him over the awarding of the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio as a witch hunt in an exclusive interview with AFP
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CLEAN : Senegal: new fund boosts fight against malaria
Senegal is stepping up efforts in the fight against malaria with development fund Lives and Livelihoods (LLF) signing a 32 million dollar agreement with the government and Senegalese singer and activist Youssou Ndour adding his voice to...
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CLEAN : In Senegal law shops help women assert their rights
In Senegal an association of jurist women has opened Boutiques du Droit or Law Shops in several locations across the country
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CLEAN : French polls worry that Le Pen victory could affect Africans
As France prepares to go to the polls, many Africans are concerned about the potential victory of Marine Le Pen and the impact it could have on migrants
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CLEAN : Senegalese mayor faces investigation over $2.85m fraud
The mayor of Senegal's capital city is facing a judicial investigation into the disappearance of 1.83 billion FCFA ($2.85m) from the city's coffers since 2011 the west African nation's top prosecutor says
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CLEAN : Thousands protest against the President in Senegal
Thousands gather in Dakar to denounce the leadership of President Macky Sall
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CLEAN : Court upholds life sentence for Chad's Habre on appeal
A special court in Dakar upholds a life sentence on appeal for Chad's former president Hissene Habre for war crimes and crimes against humanity but acquits him of rape
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CLEAN : Court upholds Habre's war crimes life sentence(3)
A special court in Dakar upholds former Chadian president Hissene Habre's life sentence for war crimes crimes against humanity and torture but acquits him of rape
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CLEAN : Court upholds life sentence for Chad's Habre on appeal (2)
A special court in Dakar upholds a life sentence on appeal for Chad's former president Hissene Habre for war crimes and crimes against humanity but acquits him of rape
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CLEAN : Chad ex president sentenced by an execution committee: lawyers
Lawyers of former Chadian President Hissene Habre who was sentenced to life behind bars for war crimes against humanity by a special court in Dakar denounce a decision made by an execution committee
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CLEAN : Oil: Total gets an offshore concession in Senegal
CEO of oil giant Total Patrick Pouyanne announces the signature of two agreements with Senegal to explore oil concessions in deep offshore in the country
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CLEAN : Sub-Saharan growth slowest in 20 years in 2016: IMF
Sub-Saharan Africa saw its slowest growth rate in 20 years in 2016 the IMF says in Dakar
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CLEAN : France says UN likely to support Sahel anti-jihadist force
France's foreign minister says he was confident we will get there in convincing a reluctant United States to give United Nations backing to an anti-jihadist force drawn from five African countries
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CLEAN : Thousands demonstrate for the liberation of Dakar mayor
Thousands of demonstrators demand the release of the mayor of the Senegalese capital imprisoned since March for embezzlement of public funds
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CLEAN : West African girls show the way in Senegal tech battle
The final of second edition of the Pan-African Robotics competition (PARC) was held in Dakar on Saturday
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CLEAN : Senegal : Abdoulaye Wade arrives in Dakar (2)
Former president Abdoulaye Wade arrives in Senegal to campaign ahead of the parliamentary elections on July 30th
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CLEAN : French Foreign Minister visits Senegal (2)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visits Senegal saying France's involvement in West Africa is essential for fighting terrorism
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CLEAN : Senegal kicks off fractious legislative campaign
Senegal kicked off campaigning Sunday for parliamentary elections later this month with a record number of candidates vying to weaken President Macky Sall including 91 year old ex leader Abdoulaye Wade
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CLEAN : Casualities in Senegal stadium crush (2)
At least eight people are killed during Senegal's football league final in Dakar in a stampede that broke out following clashes between supporters that were met by police firing tear gas
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CLEAN : Investigation begins into Senegal football stadium disaster (2)
Senegalese prosecutors announce the opening of a judicial enquiry into a stadium tragedy as a local team whose fans were accused of triggering a deadly stampede were suspended from the country's football federation
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CLEAN : Dakar:catwalks on sidewalks to bring fashion back to the streets
Dakar Fashion Week celebrates its fifteenth birthday this year shining a light on young Senegalese and African fashion designers and even staging some fashion shows in working class neighbourhoods which are free of charge and open to the...