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Author: Laurence Grun

Laurence Grun

Laurence Grun studied journalism and political science at Brussels and has lived in Senegal and DR Congo. She mainly covers social, economic and environmental issues. She and documentary photographer Pierre Vanneste made the documentary "Bargny, the real face of economic emergence" in September 2018.

  • Senegal port. View from one of the classrooms of Miniam Primary School. It is located 388m from the coal-fired power plant that is soon in operation. According to teachers, there is still no plan to relocate the school. Credit: Pierre Vanneste.
    EconomySenegalSociety
    By Laurence Grun
    April 8, 2019
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    “Only the port will remain”: Senegal’s grand vision and its discontents

    Senegal plans to build a large port at Bargny-Sendou, but fishermen, farmers, nomads and residents are pushing back. On 27 November 2017, Prime Minister Mahammed Dionne ...
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