Africa Summit On Agriculture And Other Topics In Daily Headlines

The summit on agriculture that has been taking place since Wednesday in Diamniadio (west) and is being sponsored by the African Development Bank (ADB), the State of Senegal, and the African Union has garnered a lot of attention from the daily press. The goal of this meeting is to come up with solutions that will enable Africans to feed themselves using their own agricultural output and stop depending on imported grains.

Several African heads of state and government participated in the three-day summit's opening ceremony. The National Food Security Council of Senegal announced "a deterioration in the food situation of households" at the time of this meeting, which took place about 30 kilometers east of Dakar, according to Le Quotidien.

"Abundant rainfall has occurred in Senegal during the agricultural campaign of 2021–2022. Despite this, agricultural production has not been abundant in several departments of the country,'' he continues, providing an explanation for why some Senegalese citizens have poor access to food.

According to the president of Senegal, Macky Sall, crop losses are one of the factors contributing to food insecurity in Africa. Le Quotidien quotes it as saying that 40% of the continent's crops are lost each year.

Le Soleil reported that in order to "meet the immediate needs of imported fertilizers" and "sustainably improve investment agriculture," among other things, they were required in order to "feed Africa," as the summit's theme suggests. These suggestions come from Macky Sall, who, according to the newspaper, has identified "four pillars" for agricultural policy on the continent.

In order to ensure food security on the continent, the AfDB intends to invest 6,000 billion CFA francs over the next five years, according to Sud Quotidien and other publications. ''An APR-PDS alliance in sight'' WalfQuotidien believes that by pledging to stand up for the magistrates against the ''distrust'' they are the target of, Macky Sall is ''throwing the magistrates into the mouth of the wolf.''.

The newspaper claims that since 2012, "nothing has been done to strengthen the independence of the judiciary and give citizens the impression that the scales, symbol of justice, are equal for everyone." The newspaper investigates the reasons for this by focusing on threats made specifically by the opponent Ousmane Sonko against the magistrates. In "a two-speed justice," which is "protective for the relatives of the country's leaders and "repressive for others," WalfQuotidien describes, there are two different speeds.

When referring to the current ruling party and the political structure it has established since 2012, Tribune uses the headline, "An APR-PDS alliance in sight.". ''An alliance between two significant political parties that began before the 2024 presidential election is about to result in a merger.

The newspaper reports that during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, negotiations between the two parties began in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The parties are the Alliance for the Republic and the Senegalese Democratic Party. Wrestler Gris Bordeaux issues a warning to Senegalese by telling Source A that "what is happening [in the country] smells bad." This warning is directed at politicians in particular.

According to reports, the National Association of Wrestlers, of which he is a leader, is "concerned" about the "tense political situation in the country.". According to Vox Populi, who quotes Ousmane Sonko, "It is premature to say what we will do.".

The question of whether or not the mayor of Ziguinchor (south), who is being accused of rape by the young woman Adji Sarr, will appear in court for the resolution of the aforementioned case, received this response from the mayor. L'Observateur conducted a psychological evaluation of the adversary who has been subject to court supervision for almost two years as a "silent killer.".

The psychologist Idrissa Diop described Ousmane Sonko as being in a combat-oriented logic. "He is in a logic of combat (..) The war speeches, because he knows that if he does not have this behavior, he will not get out of it," she said. For L'Observateur, Mr. Diop wrote, "He is also a man who is imperturbable (..) He is also very intelligent and capable of adapting to any situation.".

The teacher union representative elections, which are set to take place from March 6 to 9, 2023, were of particular interest to Bés Bi Le Jour. He recalls that these elections give the State the ability to select its negotiators from a wide range of unions.

The most recent election permitted the public authorities to have seven unions as social partners, making up the current G7, which is made up of unions that received at least 10% of the votes of workers who are unionized. The information includes a file on arterial hypertension, known as the "silent killer.".

High blood pressure is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease even though it frequently goes unnoticed. One in three Senegalese people suffer from hypertension, but many are unaware of their condition, he claims.

According to Liberation, a "vast network of trafficking and distribution of fake drugs" has been destroyed in Keur Massar (west) by the National Gendarmerie. ESF/ASG.

The question of whether or not the mayor of Ziguinchor (south), who is being accused of rape by the young woman Adji Sarr, will appear in court for the resolution of the aforementioned case, received this response from the mayor.