Tag: Senegal
Big Win for Ivory Coast, a thin edge for Burkina Faso
Didier Drogba scored as Ivory Coast overcame Senegal 3-1 in Abidjan Saturday to boost hopes of a third consecutive World…
FIFA World Cup: Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal Renew Rivalry
Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal will resume what is a long standing west African rivalry in their 2014 FIFA World Cup…
US, UK teach Nigerian, African troops counter-terrorism combat
The Nigerian military, in conjunction with special forces from the UK, U.S., Spain and Netherland have begun a training to…
Senegal Seeks Help Of China, France Solve Water Crisis
Senegal has appealed to France and China for help to repair damage to a water pipeline that has deprived much…
D’Tigress Set For Afrobasket For Women
Nigeria women’s national team, D’Tigress will depart the shores of the country on Wednesday for Maputo, Mozambique venue of the…
Like Senegal, Let’s Abolish The Senate
By John Tosin Ajiboye Since Nigeria returned to democracy rule in 1999, a lot of things have been going wrong,…
Senegal to buy electricity from Mauritania
Mauritania is to begin providing energy-starved Senegal with electricity within two years, both sides announced Thursday after a summit between…
Afrobasket: Senegal send Nigeria home
Nigeria’s D’Tigers on Wednesday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire failed to advance to the semi-finals stage of the 2013 Afrobasket competition…
Nigeria’s D’Tigers book Q/final date with Senegal
Nigeria’s D’Tigers on Tuesday,walloped Central African Republic to book a quarter-final place in the on-going 2013 Afrobasket Championship, in Abidjan,…
Nigerian drug mules linked with Senegal police chief’s fall
Nigerian drug traffickers were being mentioned in Dakar Senegal, in the grace-to-grass fall of Senegal’s top police chief and former…
Obama moves to South Africa, preaches gay equality
US President Barack Obama flies to South Africa Friday hoping to pay homage to the legacy of his critically ill…
Obama begins African tour in Senegal
Barack Obama launched a long awaited week-long Africa tour in Senegal on Wednesday, aiming to fulfil neglected expectations for his…
Nigeria not in Obama’s itinerary in second African trip
US President Barack Obama in his planned second visit to Africa has snubbed Nigeria again. Obama will head out on…
12 bomb disposal experts abducted in Senegal
Suspected separatist rebels have abducted 12 bomb disposal experts in southern Senegal, a security source said Saturday. The source said…
West African troops deployed to Mali to fight Islamists
The chairman of west African bloc ECOWAS on Friday authorised the immediate deployment of troops to Mali, a statement said…
Prof. Adesanya Debunks Impersonation Allegation
A senior advocate of Nigeria, Professor Abiodun Adesanya, who was alleged to have been parading himself as a member of…
Stadium riot: Senegal’s president apologises
Senegal president Macky Sall has apologised to the international football community for the unruly behaviour of local supporters at the…
Violent Senegal ready for CAF stick
Senegal will accept punishment for the violent riot that caused their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast to…
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Ivory-coast, Senegal match abandoned after fan riot
The Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Senegal and Ivory Coast was abandoned Saturday after Senegalese fans went on a…
Riot in Senegal after boy dies in custody
Police fired teargas at stone-throwing demonstrators in south-eastern Senegal Monday, injuring one person as protests erupted over the death of…
Olympics men’s football results
Collated Olympic men’s football results on Saturday: Quarter-finals At Manchester Japan 3 Egypt 0 At London Mexico 4 Senegal 2…
Olympic Men’s football results
Results from the men’s Olympic football tournament on Sunday: At London Group A Senegal 2 Uruguay 0 At Coventry Group…
Nations Cup: Nigeria has Liberia hurdle to cross
Nigeria will play Liberia in the next phase of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers. It was one of the…
GRAND PRIX: Athletes From 20 Nations To Burn Warri Tracks
The 1st Warri Relays fashioned after such great forebears like the American Penns and Texas relays will be the focus…
Nigerian troops, police, others head for G/Bissau
Nigeria is dispatching 160 soldiers and 140 policemen to crisis-torn Guinea Bissau, where a coup on 12 April, halted the…
How Obasanjo Spoilt My Good Friday
By Osita Okechukwu Permit me to share with fellow Nigerians how former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo spoilt my Holy Good…
Wade becomes history as Senegal swears in Sall
Senegal’s new president Macky Sall was sworn in on Monday after a crushing poll victory over former leader Abdoulaye Wade…
Lessons From Mali And Senegal —Peter Claver Oparah
Two significant events happened in Africa last week that should force Nigerians, both the government and the governed to do…
Senegal: Wade routed by voters admits defeat
Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade has admitted election defeat as results gave an overwhelming lead to his rival Macky Sall, state…
Third term: Senegal’s opposition unite against Wade
Senegal’s opposition joined forces Sunday in a mass rally to block 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade from landing a third term…