by Sarah | Jul 4, 2022 | Côte d'Ivoire, Logistics, Senegal
On July 3rd, the Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lifted the economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali earlier this year. ECOWAS Commission President Jean Claude Kassi Brou told a news conference that the sanctions will be...
by Sarah | Jun 6, 2022 | Appointments, Senegal
From the 1st June 2022, Omar Mohey joined us as Country Manager for OMA in Senegal, taking over from Kurven Monien who will be leaving to take up a senior position outside the Group on the 1st July 2022. Omar is an Egyptian national with a master’s degree in...
by Sarah | Jan 12, 2022 | Côte d'Ivoire, Logistics, Senegal
On 10th January ECOWAS and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) imposed a range of economic and diplomatic measures against Mali, including border closures and a trade embargo. The borders between Mali and all Ecowas countries are now closed so we are...
by Sarah | Nov 3, 2021 | Senegal, Ship Agency
One of the more unusual vessels and cargoes that OMA has handled in Senegal this year was the discharge and re-loading of the 24 race vehicles and 65 containers destined for Extreme E – the electric car off-road desert race. The cargo arrived on the MV St...
by cwdevelopment | Apr 29, 2021 | Appointments, Côte d'Ivoire, OMA Group, Senegal
OMA Group is delighted to announce three new appointments at Head Office, in Senegal and the Ivory Coast. Samad Osman is appointed as Group Chief Operating Officer effective March 2021. As Group COO, Samad is responsible for our business development strategy as well...
by Sarah | Mar 8, 2021 | Senegal
In Senegal at least five people, including a schoolboy, have been killed in days of clashes that erupted after the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Wednesday, in what is the country’s worst political violence in years. For a range of news sources please...