Macky Sall

<Macky Sall>  Photo Source: https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2020-01-03—senegal–macky-sall-breaks-the-silence-on-the-3rd-mandate—rfi-.BkDslV731I.html With an estimated population of 1.3 billion, Africa is affected by COVID-19 at a time when several of its countries, despite the challenges of underdevelopment, are on a path to emergence, while others continue to grapple with terrorism. COVID-19 is thus eroding the momentum of some, aggravating the situation of others

“My ambition is always to do more and do better. Over the past six years, we have stabilized this growth at more than 6.6% and it is this stabilized growth over time that will create economic emergence. And we have also fought a lot against social inequalities and that has been very important in my

The Taiba Ndiaye Project is the first wind power project in West Africa.  About 158 megawatt (MW) of electricity will be produced from the plant, 80 kilometers from Dakar!! This is about 15 percent of current Senegal’s electricity consumption and is expected to greatly improve Senegal’s electricity supply. The project, which was pushed as part

How Africa is slowly turning the healthcare tide  Africa Times 2019.11.27 Last week brought a landmark agreement between the World Health Organisation and the African Union, designed to help the continent push towards the goal of universal healthcare. Under the terms of the agreement, inked at the WHO’s headquarters in Geneva, the international organisation will

Senegal, a starving country with a self-sufficiency rate of less than 20 percent. Senegal’s agriculture has always faced many problems such as it’s land turning into wastelands, and the moving of young people from the rural areas. In 2014, President Macky Sall started promoting mechanization of farming and waterways, and introduced new technologies for crop

“I will reduce my presidential term  from seven years to five years to promote  good governance in Africa” – 2020 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate_Macky Sall

Macky Sall wins the 2019 MEDAYS Grand Prize  AA.com 2019.11.14 President Macky Sall highlighted the major events that handicap Africa in its development, during a trip to Morocco as part of the Forum Medays (Tangier 13-16 November). The words of the Senegalese president were reported Wednesday evening in a statement following the awarding of the