AFTER AFCON GLORY, SENEGAL USHERS IN WORLD-CLASS STADIUM

Thousands of Senegalese gathered on Tuesday for the inauguration of a 50,000-seater stadium aimed at making the country Africa’s go-to venue for international events. The stadium which is in Diamniadio, a town being built about 30 kilometres from the capital Dakar, for which an express train link opened in December. The venue is to be named in honour of former president Abdoulaye Wade and will be the only one in Senegal certified for international football. Meanwhile current President Macky Sall says the naming of the stadium was a tribute to the multidimensional, intellectual, pan-Africanist politician.