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Sadio Mane transfer: Liverpool want replacement signed before allowing Senegal forward to leave

The No10 has been a key figure under Jurgen Klopp, winning every trophy in England during his time at Anfield

The Independent UK

African Union chair calls for dialogue over rising Congo-Rwanda tensions

Senegal President Macky Sall, who chairs the Africa Union organisation, on Sunday called for dialogue between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda as tensions escalate between the two countries over a resurgence of the M23 rebel group.

Reuters

Mother's crumb of comfort after losing one of her triplets in Senegal fire

Anta Ba arrived at the gate of the Tivaouane hospital in western Senegal early on Thursday to breastfeed her baby daughter, the only one of her triplets not discharged because she was still considered too weak.

Reuters

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Senegal’s president calls for three days of mourning after 11 babies die in fire

The fire was blamed on an electrical short circuit

The Independent UK

Liverpool FC ace Sadio Mane makes Man United transfer admission ahead of Champions League final

Jurgen Klopp made a call to the Senegal international when he was on the verge of signing for Manchester United.

Manchester Evening News

11 babies die in a fire at a Senegalese hospital

The deadly fire comes a year after four other newborns died in a hospital fire in Senegal, a nation known for having some of the best hospitals in the region.

WEKU

Sadio Mané drops biggest hint yet he will stay at Liverpool next season

The Liverpool and Senegal striker, who has been linked to Bayern, is out of contract in 2023 and has eyes on the Ballon d’Or after such a successful season

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Tragedy strikes Senegalese hospital as fire leads to infant deaths

A fire has left 11 babies dead in a hospital in the west of Senegal. The tragedy has been blamed on an electrical short circuit, as our correspondent reports. We also take a look at ongoing fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 militia near the Rwandan border. It's…

France 24

Senegal health minister sacked after babies die in hospital fire

Senegal President Macky Sall on Thursday sacked his health minister, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, a government decree showed, after 11 babies were killed by a fire in a hospital neonatal ward.

Reuters

President: 11 babies killed in fire at Senegalese hospital

Senegal's president says 11 newborns have died in a fire that broke out in the neonatal unit of a hospital

The Independent UK

11 babies killed as fire rips through neonatal ward in Senegal hospital

Tivaouane mayor Demba Diop Sy says the fire ‘spread very quickly’

The Independent UK

Families confront horror after 11 babies die in Senegal hospital fire

Three weeks ago, Ramata Gueye died after giving birth to a son, Mohamed, seven months into her pregnancy. On Thursday, her bereaved husband El Hadj Gueye learnt that Mohamed was one of 11 babies killed by a fire in a hospital neonatal ward.

Reuters

Eleven newborn babies killed in Senegal hospital fire

Eleven infants have died in a hospital fire in Senegal, where great disparities exist between public health services in urban and rural areas. The tragedy was one of several incidents at a facility that is raising questions about the state of the country’s healthcare system.

Radio France Internationale

Senegal hospital fire: 11 newborn babies die in Tivaouane

Blaze in neonatal unit of Mame Abdou Aziz Sy Dabakh hospital triggered by short circuit, health minister says.

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Liverpool Echo

Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy makes 'world's best' claim about Liverpool duo

Chelsea and Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has praised Liverpool's Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah

Benzinga

Pfizer To Sell 23 Patented Drugs, Vaccines At Lower Prices To Poorer Countries

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) will sell over 20 patent-protected drugs and vaccines at not-for-profit prices to 45 of the world's poorest countries. Under the program, Pfizer will begin shipping the medicines first to Ghana, Malawi, Rwanda, Senegal, and Uganda before the end of this year, Chief Executive Albert Bourla said in an interview. This will…

The Conversation

Rising sea levels are driving faster erosion along Senegal's coast

Coastal retreat in West Africa is a pressing problem. The contact between land and sea on coasts produces intense erosion and sedimentation processes. When erosion is more intense than deposits of soil and sand, the sea advances and the coastline retreats. This can be caused by intense storms, coastal works,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cairo Hosts Int’l Conference on Confronting ‘Emerging Terrorist Organizations’

Egypt’s Interior Ministry, in collaboration with Interpol, is hosting Monday a workshop on confronting emerging terrorist organizations and phenomena in the Middle East and Africa. The workshop is hosted by the Egyptian Police Academy until May 25. The participating countries include Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia,…

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The Independent UK

German chancellor Scholz kicks off Africa trip in Senegal

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is kicking off a three-nation trip to Africa that will include stops in Senegal, Niger and South Africa

Reuters

Senegal president says he will visit Moscow and Kyiv in coming weeks

Senegalese President Macky Sall said he would visit Moscow and Kyiv in the coming weeks in his capacity as chairman of the African Union, which he said wanted to see de-escalation in Ukraine and peace through dialogue between the two sides.

Reuters

Russia looms large on Scholz's first Africa tour as chancellor

Russia's impact on energy and food prices and security will provide the backdrop to Olaf Scholz's first trip to Africa as German Chancellor, a three-day tour of Senegal, Niger and South Africa kicking off on Sunday.

France 24

Cannes war films delve into France’s painful colonial legacies

The Cannes Film Festival explored the devastating human cost of war and colonisation in Philippe Faucon’s Algerian War film “Les Harkis” and the Omar Sy-starring “Father and Soldier”, whose director Mathieu Vadepied sat down for an interview with FRANCE 24.

Newcastle Herald

Appointments new single going to new sounds

IT'S not often you hear Newcastle bands cite the likes of Brazilian legends Tim Maia and Jorge Ben Jor or Senegalese act Orchestra Baobab as major influences.

The Conversation

Senegal is decolonising its heritage and re-imagining an African future

On the morning of 5 September 2017, the inhabitants of Saint-Louis, a regional capital on Senegal’s northwest coast, woke to a strange scene. The statue of Louis Faidherbe that had formed the focal point of the Square Faidherbe since 1887 had fallen.

Manchester Evening News

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