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Ziguinchor

American  
[zee-gan-shawr] / zi gɛ̃ˈʃɔr /

noun

  1. a seaport in SW Senegal.


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Following an appeal by the state, the Supreme Court annulled the Ziguinchor court, asking for the case to be decided afresh by a court of appeal in the capital, Dakar.

From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2023

Sonko, who currently serves as mayor of his hometown of Ziguinchor and is popular with the country’s youth, placed third in Senegal’s 2019 presidential election.

From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2023

The deaths occurred mainly in the capital, Dakar, and Ziguinchor in the south, where Sonko is mayor, Interior Minister Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Around the same time, many of his relatives were boarding the Joola ferry at Ziguinchor, the city where Cisse grew up.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022

A museum being built in Ziguinchor to memorialize the tragedy is still unfinished.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022

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