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2022 Senegalese Local Elections
The Senegalese local elections of 2022 took place on 23 January 2022 in order to renew the members of the municipal councils as well as the mayors of Senegal. Departmental elections were held on the same day. They were originally scheduled for 2019, but were postponed. Results References Local Senegal Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ... Local elections in Senegal Elections postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic {{Africa-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Senegalese Departmental Elections
The Senegalese departmental elections of 2022 took place on 23 January 2022 in order to renew the members of the councils of the 45 departments of Senegal. Local elections were held on the same day. They were originally scheduled for 2019, but were postponed. References Local elections in Senegal Department Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ... January 2022 events in Senegal Elections postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic {{Africa-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallu Sénégal
The Wallu Sénégal Grand Coalition (, WS) is a Senegalese opposition political coalition led by the 96-year-old ex- president of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, and his Senegalese Democratic Party. The party has entered into an alliance with the opposition Yewwi Askan Wi coalition to form a majority in the 2022 parliamentary election.https://www.yewwi-askanwi.com/ Lors de leur conférence de presse, vendredi 03 Juin 2022 au siège de la coalition Yewwi Askan Wi , les leaders de la coalition Wallu Sénégal et Yewwi Askan Wi ont annoncé officiellement » l’inter coalition ». As a result of the election the coalition obtained 24 seats becoming the third largest group in the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre .... Composition The coalition is composed of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
January 2022 Events In Africa
January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is also the first of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer). In the Southern hemisphere, January is the seasonal equivalent of July in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa. Ancient Roman observances during this month include Cervula and Juvenalia, celebrated January 1, as well as one of three Agonalia, celebrated January 9, and Carmentalia, celebrated January 11. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. History January (in Latin, ''Ianuarius'') is named after Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions in Roman mythology. Traditionally, the original Roman calendar consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 In Senegal
Events in the year 2022 in Senegal. Incumbents * President: Macky Sall (since 2012) Events Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal May * 26 May: A hospital fire kills 11 babies in a neonatal ward. As a result, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr is sacked as Minister of Health. July * 31 July: 2022 Senegalese parliamentary election December * 1 December: In the National Assembly pregnant MP Amy Ndiaye is attacked by fellow MPs Mamadou Niang and Massata Samb. Deaths * 17 January: Karim Ouellet, 37, Senegalese-born Canadian singer-songwriter. * 18 June: Mamadou Sarr, 83, Olympic sprinter (1968). * 18 November: Youssou Diagne, 84, politician, president of the National Assembly (2001–2002). References {{Africa topic, 2022 in 2020s in Senegal Years of the 21st century in Senegal Senegal Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaffrine
Kaffrine (Wolof: Kafrin) is the capital town of Kaffrine Region of Senegal. Agriculture Kaffrine lies in Senegal's Peanut Basin. Peanuts are the second most common crop for the people of Kaffrine, only behind Millet. Both crops are grown by over 90% of farmers in Kaffrine. Maize is the third most popular crop and grown by over 85% of farmers. Climate Change Kaffrine will be heavily affected by the changing climate as erratic rainfall will make current farming practices difficult and reduce agricultural production. Infrastructure Kaffrine has a station on the Dakar-Niger Railway. Notable people *Iba Der Thiam Iba Der Thiam, also known as I. D. Thiam (26 February 193731 October 2020 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joal-Fadiouth
Joal-Fadiouth is a town and commune in the Thiès Region at the end of the Petite Côte of Senegal, south-east of Dakar. ''Joal'' lies on the mainland, while ''Fadiouth'', linked by a bridge, lies on an island of clam shells, which are also used in local architecture and crafts. The village has no motorised transport evidenced by the sign on entering. It has large Christian and Muslim populations with cemeteries on another shell island. Another attraction is granaries on stilts in the water. The population of the commune in 2013 was some 46,000. History While the origin of the village remains disputed, the establishment of the Serer in the area is assumed to have begun when the advance of the Almoravids in the 11th century forced them to leave the Sénégal River valley, occupying the Petite Côte and the region of the Sine River. Another theory claims that Joal and Fadiouth have been founded by the Guelowar when they were expelled from the kingdom of Kaabu. Both of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bargny, Senegal
Bargny (also, Bargny-Gouddau and Bargny Gouddou) is a settlement in Senegal. It is located in a somewhat sheltered bay about 15 km to the east of the capital, Dakar. Environment The community has a number of severe environmental threats, including coastal erosion and contamination from economic projects and industries in the community. Industries Cement The town holds one of the largest cement factories in West Africa. Created in 1984, the factory creates toxic dust which exposes local residents to contamination. Transport Bargny is the site of a proposed deep water port for mineral exports, such as iron ore. The railway following the coast from Dakar heads inland from this point to Thiès. In 2016, construction of the Train Express Regional started. Power A coal-fired power station, the Sendou power station, was opened in 2018. Notable people *Abasse Ndione (1946-) -writer See also * Railway stations in Senegal List of Railway stations in Senegal incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Toll
Richard Toll is a town in northern Senegal, lying on the south bank of the River Senegal, just east of Rosso. Originally a colonial town, it was named for the park of the Château de Baron Roger, laid out by botanist Jean Michel Claude Richard. A rice-growing scheme was originally initiated by France's colonial development organisation, FIDES, in 1949 with an initial cultivated area of . The town's main industry is sugar. The estimated population in 2007 was 70,000. History Until 1817, at roughly the location of Richard Toll there were two communities, Ndiangué and Xhouma, inhabited by the Mbodi — descendants of Brack and followers of the royalist Walo tradition. In 1817 the French government's most senior representative in the region, Schmaltz, created an outpost community on the River Senegal, naming it l’Escale. In 1822, the new governor, , sent a botanist and nurseryman named Jean Michel Claude Richard to work in L'Escale and renamed it Richard's Toll, with T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tivaouane
Tivaouane or Tivawan ( wo, Tiwaawan; french: Tivaouane) is a city located in the Thiès Region of Senegal. History Tivaouane was part of the Wolof kingdom of Cayor, and was at one time its capital. It was first described to Europeans in the 15th century by Venetian explorer Luigi Cada-Mosto. In 1904, it was the fifth largest city in Sénégal after Saint-Louis, Dakar, Rufisque and Gorée. It is also one of the sacred places of the Tijaniyya Sufi brotherhood. Each week, followers come to visit the tombs of religious leaders, especially that of El-Hadji Malick Sy. Visitors flock each year to celebrate the birth of the prophet Muhammad in a festival called the Maouloud (or ''Gamou'', in Wolof, a word borrowed from one of the Serer religious festivals). The influence of the Muslim brotherhoods of Senegal helps to explain the dramatic demographic growth of the city, which had a population of less than 7900 in 1960. In 2003, the mosque and zawia (Muslim school) of El-Hadji Mali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbacké
Mbacké (Mbà kke in Wolof) is a city in central Senegal, located east of Dakar. It is the capital of an administrative department in the Diourbel region. Along with the nearby city of Touba, Mbacké forms an urban conurbation whose population currently stands at about 500,000, making it Senegal's second largest agglomeration. It is connected to Dakar and Touba by the N3 road. History Mbacké, also known as Mbacké-Baol, was founded in the sparsely populated wilderness of Eastern Baol in 1796 by Mame Maram Muhammad al-Khayri (d. 1802), great-grandfather of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké. Mame Maram was a reputed Muslim jurisconsult. He received the land grant to establish Mbacké from the king of Baol, Amari Ngoné Ndella Fall, who was also king of neighboring Cayor. During the first half of 19th century Mbacké was a well-known center of Islamic learning. It was destroyed by Maba Diakhou, the Tijani jihadist from the Rip, in 1865 and the Mbacké family, including the young Ahma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolda
Kolda ( ar, كولدا; Wolof: Koldaa) is a city located in southern Senegal. It is the capital city of Kolda Region and Kolda Department, a region known historically and popularly as Haute Casamance. History The name Kolda derives from the name of the city's founder Koly Dado who first created a settlement near the shores of the Casamance River. Administration Kolda is the chief city of Kolda Department and of the Kolda Region. Geography The city is located on National Road 6, also called the "southern route" due to the fact that it goes from Dakar to Ziguinchor through Tambacounda, Vélingara and Kolda. Dakar, the capital city of Sénégal, is located 670 kilometers from Kolda. Local administrative districts include Bantanguel, Doumassou, Ndiobène, Sarè Moussa, Gadapara, Sarè Kemo, Sinthiang Tountouroung, Sinthiang Idriss, Escale, Sikilo, and Faraba. Kolda is the main capital of the region incorporating the two departments of Velingara and Fafacourou. Physical geolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
