Senegal
Dakar struggles to respond as Eramet mineral sands project draws mounting opposition

Activist Guy Marius Sagna at the  Front pour une Révolution Anti-impérialiste Populaire et Panafricaine HQ in Dakar, Senegal, 25 March 2021.
Activist Guy Marius Sagna at the Front pour une Révolution Anti-impérialiste Populaire et Panafricaine HQ in Dakar, Senegal, 25 March 2021. © Seyllou/AFP
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has promised MPs he will look into their claims that mining activities conducted by France's Eramet are harming the environment. It's an issue that divides the ruling party. [...]
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