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30 October 2012

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 families affected by severe flooding in Pikine Guinaw Rail, in the suburbs of Dakar, Senegal. Although floodwaters have receded, scenes of desolation remain. Dwellings lie in...
Today, there will be food on every table, but long-term solutions are needed
3 September 2012

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
23 August 2012

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
6 July 2012

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
7 February 2012

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
17 January 2012

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
26 October 2010

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
7 October 2010

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
13 September 2010

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 ...
West and Central Africa: A strengthened partnership in response to natural disasters and floods
18 May 2010

West and Central Africa: A strengthened partnership in response to natural disasters and floods

Government experts and natural disaster specialists from 16 countries in West and Central Africa came together, including Red Cross and Red Crescent National ...
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