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By Jade Heilmann Dakar 31 December 2007 Hundreds of thousands of followers of the Mouride religion have flocked to the holy city of Touba, Senegal, to mourn the death of their spiritual leader Serigne Saliou Mback. The 92-year-old Caliph of the Mouri
By Kari Barber Dakar 02 December 2006 This year marks 40 years since the sport of surfing was introduced in Senegal. The country first gained the attention of the surf world with the 1966 surfing documentary The Endless Summer. In the following deca
By Phuong Tran Dakar 21 December 2006 In cities, they turn heads with their tight jeans, sparkly makeup and fashionable jewelry. But, the cosmopolitan beauty of young African women can actually hide urban woes. In this fourth part of a series on cha
By Jordan Davis Dakar 26 December 2006 Senegalese fishermen say their catches are smaller because of fishing by foreign commercial vessels, 26 Dec. 2006 This year as many as 30,000 illegal migrants left West African shores for Spain's Canary Islands
By Phuong Tran Dakar 09 July 2007 The West African country of Senegal shares a common French colonial past with Vietnam. Some Senegalese soldiers serving with the French army in Vietnam in the 1930's had children with Vietnamese women. Many of these
By Nico Colombant Dakar 01 December 2006 Victims of African migration are not only young people who go on reckless trips trying to get to Europe. They also include those affected by economic migration within the continent. Among these are wives left
The government of Senegal is angry over arrest warrants issued by a French judge against senior Senegalese officials in connection with a ferry disaster off the West African coast. Senegalese say the French judge acted outside his jurisdiction, but
African Fashion Finds a Home in Dakar High fashion is nothing new in Africa. And Senegalese designer Adama Ndiaye says it has its own special quality. We do one piece, one by one. We're not sending it to the factory because we don't have a big factor
Senegalese Villages Turn to Solar Power In Senegal, growing electricity shortages are forcing more and more people to turn to one of the country's greatest renewable resources, solar energy. There are no power lines running through the village of Lan
Senegal's President Begins Bid for Controversial Third Term Eight opposition candidates opened their campaigns ahead of Senegal's first-round presidential vote under a single banner and a single agenda. Respect for the constitution at the start of th
Senegalese educators, government ministers and international partners gathered at a primary school in Dakar Friday to hear what children had to say about their rights. The students performed songs, dances and skits they had prepared Anne Look | Daka
By Jordan Davis Dakar 10 October 2006 This year the French-speaking world has celebrated the life of late Senegalese Poet President Leopold Sedar Senghor. He is widely celebrated for his influential writing about panafricanism and African identity b
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 07 February 2007 This week marks the 50th anniversary of the African Football Confederation, Africa's official soccer body. The sport is usually associated with boys and men, but Naomi Schwarz visited a soccer school in Senega
By Phuong Tran Dakar 05 April 2007 Watch Corner Kitchen report According to most poverty indicators, almost half the population of Sub-Saharan Africa is living on less than one dollar a day. One Senegalese food stand owner shows how far a dollar goe
By Kari Barber Dakar 14 April 2007 Hundreds of demonstrators in the restive Casamance region of southern Senegal filled the streets Saturday protesting what they are calling police brutality. Angry mobs in Kolda burned tires and razed houses to the g
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 19 October 2006 Senegal has made headlines as a departure point for people desperate to emigrate to Europe and the United States. But for many West Africans, Senegal, and particularly its capital, Dakar, is a destination in it
Villagers gather in front of a dam near the village of Labgar in northern Senegal on 12 Nov 2009. There is little to show for it apart from small acacia shrubs, but Senegal's leader believes in a Great Green Wall that will stem desertification across
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 05 February 2007 On the second day of campaigning for presidential elections in Senegal, incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade took his campaign to the southern Casamance region, the site of a long-running separatist movement. Ot
By Ricci Shryock Dakar 05 October 2009 Civilians near Senegal's southern border face a dire situation after fleeing increased violence by rebel forces in the area. More than 1,000 residents have fled their homes in Southern Senegal after an ambush t
By Ricci Shryock Dakar 13 October 2009 Rebel attacks in the Casamance region of Senegal are moving deeper into the interior of the country. This week's most recent violence occurred north of the regional capital of Ziguinchor. Rebels in Senegal's so