Alioune Badara Diop, one of the deputies to the mayor of Saint-Louis, said these options remained viable.
But the government did not prosecute them initially because of their “relatively high cost,” he said.
With its unique route surrounded by water, Saint-Louis is on the front line against rising sea levels and coastal erosion.
With its unique route surrounded by water, Saint-Louis is on the front line against rising sea levels and coastal erosion. JOHN WESSELS AFP
He is not, however, convinced that his town has reached its end, highlighting Senegal’s nascent oil and gas sector and all of its potential.
“We will have the means, and human ingenuity will allow us to build structures that will protect the coast,” said Diop.French government funds higher education in France for 6 Singaporeans, Latest news from Singapore
Miss Xenia Chan is considering a career in international diplomacy phone number library and she is now one step closer to her goal after being awarded a no-obligation scholarship from the French government.
Miss Chan, 23, is one of six for a master’s degree under the France Excellence program.
She graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) this year with a BA in Global Studies and is now at Sciences Po University in Paris, pursuing a Masters in International Governance and Diplomacy.
Sciences Po is a prestigious research university in France, known for its political science programs. Miss Chan has been in France since August.
In a Zoom conversation with The Straits Times, she said exposure to an internationally diverse peer group, along with rigorous lessons, was exactly what she signed up for.
They met while she was studying at NUS
-
- Posts: 112
- Joined: Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:27 am