Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Controversy over Senegal desalination plant

Published on: 2 June, 2022

President Macky Sall breaks ground for the construction of the seawater desalination plant at one of the last public beaches in Dakar.

The government hopes the desalination plant will help to limit regular water cuts in the capital.

Environmentalists and local fishermen are opposing the project, saying the plant threatens their livelihood, as it will destroy the fishing grounds and have lasting consequences for the marine ecosystem in the area.

Aljazeera.