Senegal

5 شعبان 1434

Building resilience across communities in Senegal

As in other countries across the Sahel, the lack of rainfall during 2011 left parts of Senegal facing food insecurity.
IFRC president visits families hit by the floods in Senegal
14 ذو الحجة 1433

IFRC president visits families hit by the floods in Senegal

By Moustapha Diallo in Dakar Tadateru Konoé, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), recently paid a visit to familie...
Today, there will be food on every table, but long-term solutions are needed
16 شوال 1433

Today, there will be food on every table, but long-term solutions are needed

Drought does not always lead to disaster. It can become one if people fail to adjust their lives to match reality.
Distributing food to help people going through the lean season in Sagata
5 شوال 1433

Distributing food to help people going through the lean season in Sagata

Rains have already started in Senegal. Baobab leaves are growing, the green grass is reappearing. Along the road that took us to Sagata, a village in the area of ...
Miss Senegal joins the Senegalese Red Cross in the fight against malaria
16 شعبان 1433

Miss Senegal joins the Senegalese Red Cross in the fight against malaria

By Nfally Sadio in Senegal Sakal is a small village in the north of Senegal, wedged between the Louga and St. Louis. Here, as in many villages in the Sahel, malaria is...
Sahel: Migrating early to avoid drought and destitution
15 ربيع الأول 1433

Sahel: Migrating early to avoid drought and destitution

In Diakassdé, a village of agro-pastoralists located in the north of Senegal, the crops harvested last year were almost non-existent.
Urgent measures needed to prevent a future food crisis in the Sahel
23 صفر 1433

Urgent measures needed to prevent a future food crisis in the Sahel

Many countries across the Sahel will experience a major food crisis if urgent measures are not taken now to mitigate the effects of declining rainfall that is ...
Persistent rains aggravate floods in West and Central Africa
18 ذو القعدة 1431

Persistent rains aggravate floods in West and Central Africa

Malick, who lives in the suburbs of Dakar, the capital of Senegal, does not take his eyes off the sky whenever thick black clouds gather.
Senegal: Large-scale simulation exercise tests influenza pandemic response
28 شوال 1431

Senegal: Large-scale simulation exercise tests influenza pandemic response

It is six o’clock in Richard-Toll, a town of 100,000 inhabitants located in northern Senegal.
Pandemic preparation and response in Senegal
4 شوال 1431

Pandemic preparation and response in Senegal

Conventional wisdom advises against large gatherings of people in times of pandemic as diseases are easily transmitted in a crowd and can spread readily throughout a ...
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