SENEGAL

On the fifth day of violent protests ahead of Senegalese capital Dakar's controversial presidential poll, two young men have already lost their lives, indicating a bad turn of events and intensifying demonstrations in an otherwise peaceful city. Protesters demanded on Sunday that Senegal's 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade step down, and were on the streets of the heart of the capital, throwing stones at police and erecting barricades.

Senegal security forces clashed with protesters in Dakar and surrounding suburbs Sunday in the fifth straight day of demonstrations against President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy in a Feb. 26 election.

Mainland China and 21 other countries will finally launch sales for Apple's most advanced smartphone, the iPhone 4S, on Friday, Jan. 13. The phone will be available in black and white and will sell at the same prices as in the U.S.

Apple fans in China mainland and other 21 countries are going to be crazy after hearing this - iPhone 4S, Apple's hottest handset so far, will reach their shores on Friday, Jan. 13, ending various speculations about local launch dates, that lasted for several months.

Youssou N'Dour is running for president of Senegal. The singer will try to capture the youth vote in an effort to upset the 85-year-old incumbent Abdoulaye Wade.

Youssou N'Dour, the Senegalese music star, has said he will stand in the presidential election scheduled for late February.

Tom Petty, The Eagles, Foo Fighters and John Mayor will be headlining the 2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest-- one of the most anticipated music events of the year.

Casseri was connected to a right wing anti-immigrant movement called Casa Pound

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Teranga Gold Corp. expects its fourth-quarter fold production to be lower than expected and more costly than expected, causing its full-year output to be 130,000 ounces to 135,000 ounces rather than the 140,000 ounces previously expected.

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Bollore plans to invest 18 billion CFA francs in Abidjan port by 2013 to make it the region's key sea hub, the French logistics and transport group's Africa chief said.

Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour has stepped up his drive to hold politicians in his West African country to account ahead of February elections that could fuel resentment against President Abdoulaye Wade's 11-year rule.

Tales of intimidation, racial violence and even murder are multiplying for the hundreds of thousands of black Africans who came to Libya to find work.

Before the revolt started, there were an estimated 2.5-million migrant workers in Libya, perhaps the majority from black Africa. Many remain trapped in the country with no way to get home.

Mosquitoes can quickly develop resistance to insecticide-treated nets, a study from Senegal shows, raising fears that a leading method of preventing the disease may be less effective than previously thought.

Mosquitoes quickly develop resistance to insecticide-treated nets, raising alarm that the method of malaria prevention is not effective, a study from Senegal found. Researchers who studied malaria infections there found that Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, the species responsible for malaria in Africa, are growing resistant to a common type of insecticide.

Despite decades of efforts to beat it with insecticides, indoor spraying, bed nets and combination drugs, malaria still kills nearly 800,000 people each year, most of them babies and young children in sub-Saharan Africa.

The sub-Saharan nation claims that the African Spring has started.

Unlike immigrants from Europe and Asia, most Africans in the New World have little or no detailed accounts of their ancestors’ lives and histories.

Senegalese telecom operator Sonatel saw 2010 net profits slip as tougher competition nibbled at its margins and it was hit by a temporary tax surcharge on incoming traffic, the group said.