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Ignazio Cassis concludes his African tour in Senegal and The Gambia Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Bern, 13.02.2021 - Following his visit to Algeria and Mali, the head of the FDFA, Ignazio Cassis, travelled to Senegal on 11 February 2021 for a two-day visit. In Dakar he met Senegalese President Macky Sall and Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall. At the centre of discussions were the priorities of Switzerland s new Sub-Saharan Africa Strategy 2021–24 and Swiss engagement in Senegal regarding vocational education and training and digitalisation. Mr Cassis then travelled to The Gambia, where various official meetings and visits were on the programme. Prosperity and sustainability lie at the heart of Switzerland s new Sub-Saharan Africa Strategy 2021–24. During his meeting with President Macky Sall, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis acknowledged the great economic potential of Senegal, which belongs to the region of the economic lionesses : A s

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