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Akon Lights Up Two More African Nations

David Folami — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 09:31:56 +0000

Cliched rappers spend money on bling and cars, but Senegalese-American artist Akon is looking skywards to splash his cash, investing in solar power projects across Africa. The rapper added The Gambia and Cape Verde to his Akon Lighting Africa initiative this weekend, a fund that already helps populations who struggle to connect to limited or [...]

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Senegalese Defender Papy Djilobodji Joins Chelsea FC | #Sports

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:40:07 +0000

Chelsea FC had completed the signing of Papy Djilobodji from Nantes on a four-year deal for a reported fee of £4m. The Senegal international centre-back was in the last year of his contract at the French club, where he had made more than 160 appearances. Djilobodji told Chelsea’s website: “I’m very happy to sign for [...]

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Man Utd Move in on Senegalese Sadio Mane | #Sports

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:40:07 +0000

Manchester United are said to have disclosed interest in signing Senegalese winger Sadio Mane from Southampton. The Old Trafford club reportedly made a bid for the 23-year-old last week; however, the Saints have denied receiving any offer. United had wanted to sign Barcelona forward Pedro Rodriguez, but have dropped out of the chase with the [...]

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British Former Olympic Champion Coe Becomes IAAF President | #Sports

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 06:14:44 +0000

Former Olympic 1500m champions Sebastian Coe has been voted new president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Englishman, Lord Coe, 58, succeeds Senegalese Lamine Diack, 82, who has been head of athletics’ governing body since 1999. The elections was held in Beijing just three days before the 2015 World Championships. Votes came from [...]

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Dame N’Doye Joins Trabzonspor from Hull City | #Sports

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:39:15 +0000

The 30-year-old Senegalese striker Dame N’Doye has signed a three-year deal with Trabzonspor until 2018. He completed the £2.2m transfer to Trabzonspor from Hull City. N’Doye arrived at the KC Stadium from Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow on deadline day in February and made an immediate impact for the Tigers, scoring three times in his first [...]

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