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dakar News

dakar News From the Web

  • 06/01/12 Kalahari 1000 joins Dakar Challenge Source: IOL The South African Off-Road series has been given a huge boost with the inclusion of the Kalahari 1000 Desert Race in Botswana in June as part of the Dakar Challenge - which could earn an African crew free entry to the 2013 Dakar Rally.
  • 06/01/12 Ellen Meets National Team Lone Star Source: AllAfrica.com President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has praised the Liberia Football Association (LFA), players and technical staff of the National Team, "Lone Star", for the level of unity within the team and wished them well on their mission to Dakar, Senegal.
  • 05/29/12 Senegal promotes fairer fighting in the wrestling ring Source: The Guardian - London - UK Less than a month after ousting president Abdoulaye Wade , known as "the Old Man", the youth of Senegal has again triumphed over the old guard.
  • 05/19/12 Bentley reportedly working on custom EXP 9 F to... Source: Top Speed It goes without saying that in its very short life, the Bentley EXP 9 F has already faced its fair share of criticism, largely revolving around its controversial styling.
  • 05/18/12 Terracotta-Colored High School in Senegal Only Needs... Source: Inhabitat Mostly locally-sourced materials were used to construct the Jean Mermoz High School in Dakar, which cut down the project's carbon footprint considerably.

Background on dakar

Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland.

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