IPS Examines Obstetric Fistula In Southern Senegal (Medical News Today)

Inter Press Service News Agency examines the prevalence of obstetric fistula in the southern region of Senegal. According to state reproductive health officials in the town of Kolda, 58 percent of births take place at home without medical assistance.

M. Basketball. SMU M-Basketball: Senegal's National Team And Mouhammad Faye Advance To 2009 FIBA African Championship (SMU Mustangs)

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (SMU) --- Senegal's National Team along with SMU senior forward Mouhammad Faye have advanced to the 2009 FIBA African Championship from Aug. 5-15 in Libya. The Senegalese received a wild card invitation to the 16-nation field and will join Cameroon, Central Africa Republic and Congo in Group C. The top three teams in each group will advance to the second round.

Gambia: Gambia-Senegal Launch Sustainable Fisheries Programme (AllAfrica.com)

A two days stake holder's workshop and launching of the Gambia-Senegal Sustainable Fisheries Project "BaNafaa" was recently held at the Kairaba Beach Hotel.

Senegal: Fistula Sufferers Left to Their Fate (AllAfrica.com)

Dakar — 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.

Diao close to new Stoke deal (Footy Mad)

Stoke City midfielder Salif Diao is close to agreeing a new contract to remain at the Britannia Stadium. The 32-year-old Senegal international is out of contract and had been interesting several unnamed European clubs, according to his agent.

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African Institutions Lead International Consortia In $49 Million Initiative (Medical News Today)

More than fifty institutions from eighteen African countries - from Senegal to Sudan to South Africa - are to participate in international consortia under a £30 million initiative from the Wellcome Trust to strengthen research capacity on the continent. Africa is affected by some of the world's deadliest diseases, including HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.

French: Air France plane hit the sea belly first (AP via Yahoo! News)

Air France Flight 447 slammed into the Atlantic Ocean, intact and belly first, at such a high speed that the 228 people aboard probably had no time to even inflate their life jackets, French investigators said Thursday in their first report into the June 1 accident.

Chad: AU - Push Senegal to Try Habré (AllAfrica.com)

Sirte, Libya — Three years after asking Senegal to prosecute the former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, the African Union should ensure that the trial finally begins to move forward, eight African and international human rights groups said today.

Soccer-Bordeaux defender Diawara poised to join Marseille (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)

Senegal defender Souleymane Diawara is set to leave Girondins Bordeaux for Olympique Marseille.