Paris-Dakar Rally
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
In Senegal's southern region, 58 percent of deliveries take place at home without any medical assistance, according to state reproductive health officials in Kolda, a town 425 km from the capital, Dakar. Women in the region suffer from exceptionally high rates of fistula.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
The Gambia Red Cross Society in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regional office based in Dakar, Senegal, last Tuesday assisted the fire victims of Jamali Babou village in the Sami District, Central River Region North.
RantinRab (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
I received the following e mail yesterday.Dear friend I am Miss Pamela McCain, a staff and the youth leader of WORLD HUMAN RIGHT ORGANIZATION (W.H.R.O) Washington D.C U.S.A. and a member of the international Red Cross. We are organizing a global combined conference against RACISM and HUMAN TRAFFICKING in U.S.A and DAKAR SENEGAL WEST AFRICA. It is my pleasure to invite you to participate
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Just think In The last two weeks, the Gambian community, both at home and abroad, the Academic community- the world over, the writers, poets and the family of Dr Lenrie Peters are still reeling from the shock of his demise. The end came in Dakar, Senegal, after a short illness and he was laid to rest at the Banjul cemetery on Wednesday, June 3rd. I would like to join all those who mourn his loss and...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Mohamed H'midouche, the Resident Representative for the African Development Bank Group in Dakar, has recently informed Civil Society Representatives from The Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania and Cape Verde, that any company that engages in corrupt practices while implementing an ADB project, will be black listed by his institution.
Gadling (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
Filed under: Europe , North America , United States , News We didn't realize that the US was such a terrible place to live until the Sydney Morning Herald reported it this morning . According to the Economist's 2009 liveability survey , Pittsburgh is the most liveable city in the United States of America, ranked 29th in the world. At the top of the list? Vancouver, Vienna, Melbourne,Toronto and Perth,...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
Africa Rise Secretary General Mr. Ebou Gaye speaks to this paper after two months working visit to the authorities, ministry of Art and Culture in Dakar Senegal.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
A Gambian Surgeon and Poet, Dr. Lenrie Peters, has passed away on Wednesday, 27th May, 2009 at the Hospital Le Dantec in Dakar, Senegal.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/03/2009
Nairobi - Kenya on Wednesday summoned the US ambassador to explain why a new Delta Air Lines flight linking the capital Nairobi and Atlanta was cancelled at the last minute. The first flight to Nairobi via Dakar, Senegal was due to leave on Tuesday, ...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/03/2009
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on Mauritanian parties to cooperate with international mediators to agree on the date of presidential elections. In a statement issued by his press office, Ban said he is closely following the "internationally-mediated negotiations underway in Dakar, Senegal to forge consensus around transitional arrangements for a return to constitutional order...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
The U.S. airline carrier Delta has announced it will launch direct flights between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport via Dakar, Senegal, beginning June 2, 2009.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
Lenrie Peters, aged 76, a veteran surgeon cum writer, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, at Hopital Dentec in Dakar, Senegal, Daily Observer can reveal. The late Lenrie Peters was reported to have succumbed to heart failure.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 05/25/2009
Information monitored by Foroyaa from Walfajri Television station in Dakar, Senegal, as reported in their Wednesday 20 May, news at 5pm, indicates that Mr. Alexandra Gibba (Djiba), the spokesperson of the MFDC rebel movement in Southern Senegalese region of Cassamance, who has been in detention at Mile 2 prison has died in custody.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 05/22/2009
Sierra Leone's finance and economic development minster, Samura Kamara and vice president Zeinab El-Bakri of the AfDB Group have signed an agreement for US$15million economic reform grant at the institution's annual meetings in Dakar, Senegal.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 05/20/2009
DELTA Airlines is to start direct flights to the US from East Africa. The firm, the world's largest airline, will make its maiden flight on June 3 from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport via Dakar, Senegal to Atlanta, in the US.
The 3 latest articles published by users on Dakar :
trymi | 01/21/2009
Last Sunday Team Vw made history in Argentina with the very first diesel-powered victory in the Dakar Rally.What is more is that the team’s TDI-engined Touareg , driven by the South African driver Giniel de Villers with German co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz, crossed 5000 km of competitive rallying almost 9 minutes ahead of the closes rival, sister VW of USA/South Africa with Mark Miller and Ralph Pitchford.
trymi | 11/21/2008
If the world’s most difficult rally is the Dakar Rally, then the most extraordinary event is the Baja 1000 in Mexico. The Baja is an uninterrupted 630 miles (just a little over 1,000 kilometers), continuously running against the clock, on the most vicious landscape. There are only a few rules.
habser | 11/22/2007
Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart Team and three of its crews - Luc Alphand/Gilles Picard (France), Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean-Paul Cottret (France) and Joan ‘Nani’ Roma/Lucas Cruz (Spain) - gathered at Montlhéry, 20km south of Paris, today to launch their bid to extend the team's record on the world's most famous cross country rally event, the Dakar, to 13 wins from 26 starts. The team's fourth driver/co-driver
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