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By Jordan Davis Dakar 31 January 2007 U.S. software giant Microsoft this week unveiled the latest version of its operating system, Windows Vista. Soon, African users may be able to boot up their computers using their native tongue because African lan
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 June 2007 Across Africa, poverty and a tradition of putting children in the care of the extended family have led many parents to send their young children, especially daughters, to cities. There they often end up working in
By Phuong Tran Dakar 12 March 2007 In some African Muslim countries, polygamy is still commonly practiced. According to certain interpretations of Islam, men can marry up to four women. But more and more African women in Muslim countries are saying
By Phuong Tran Dakar 29 November 2006 This Friday, South Africa will become the first African country, and the sixth in the world, to legalize same sex marriages if President Mbeki signs the civil union bill into law. Other countries on the continen
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 31 May 2007 Intermittent fighting between rebel groups in Senegal's southern Casamance region has led1,000 or more refugees to flee across the border to The Gambia. Naomi Schwarz has more for VOA from Dakar. After more than two
By Jordan Davis Dakar 23 January 2007 More than 400 African migrants deported from Spain's Canary Islands arrived in Senegal early this week. A number of Senegalese were on board, but dozens of those sent back to Senegal were not Senegalese. A group
By Jordan Davis Dakar 17 February 2007 With a little over one week before Senegal's presidential elections, candidates are working hard to win over voters. Though some have called into question the fairness of traditional media outlets, candidates a
By Nico Colombant Dakar 20 December 2006 In Senegal, a non-governmental organization is trying to get young street girls jobs in male-dominated fields. The organizer of this project says it creates female empowerment and breaks down gender stereotyp
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 13 June 2007 United Nations officials and delegates from about 20 African nations are meeting in Kinshasa to talk about disarmament strategies that can be implemented when conflicts come to an end. Analysts say the session wil
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 11 December 2006 The outside world has long looked to Africa as a source for raw materials. In Senegal, Indian firms are buying up metric tons of recycled metal, including aluminum. For VOA, Naomi Schwarz visited an aluminum p
By Nancy Palus Dakar 01 April 2008 One person has been killed and several others injured in protests against rising prices of food in Ivory Coast. Reports from the commercial capital, Abidjan, say protesters, mostly women and youths, blocked roads an
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 19 May 2007 In the West African nation of Senegal, fewer than 10 per cent of people have accounts at traditional banks. Such accounts have traditionally been seen as only for the very rich. But a growing network of branches ext