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For NPR news in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst.Muslim majority Senegal is celebrating Christmas a day after marking the anniversary of the birth of the Prophet Mohammed. From Dakar, NPR's AC reports that hawkers are selling Christmas and utensils to
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 August 2007 The U.N. refugee agency is appealing for seven million dollars to fund the voluntary repatriation of 24,000 Mauritanian refugees from Senegal and Mali. The UNHCR, which is launching the appeal Friday, says this r
Maritime security in Senegal got a boost this month with the addition of two patrol boats provided by the United States. In a ceremony at the Dakar Naval Base, U.S. Ambassador to Senegal Tulinabo Mushingi noted that the true prosperity of a maritime
Run-Off Election to Decide Senegal Presidential Race In one scene of a 2000 video Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, then a charismatic opposition leader, cast his ballot. His election that year marked a peaceful transition from 40 years of single-
Kurds Fight Militants in Syria; Civilians Flee to Turkey 躲避伊国极端分子进攻 叙利亚难民逃到土耳其 Kurdish fighters in northern Syria continue to battle Islamic State militants. More than 130,000 civilians have fled to neighboring
By Nico Colombant Thies, Senegal 16 November 2007 In the largely Muslim West African nation of Senegal, women have been excluded from joining the army as foot soldiers. But that will change next year, as VOA's Nico Colombant reports from a recruitmen
By Nico Colombant Dakar 20 May 2008 African countries like Senegal, where journalists regularly get sentenced to jail for what they say and write, or where the quality of reporting is not good, comedians are playing an expanding role as government wa
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
AS IT IS 2014-06-15 Senegal, Sea Shepherd Campaign Against Illegal Fishing 塞内加尔政府与海洋守护者协会反对非法捕鱼 The government of Senegal and the organization Sea Shepherd have launched a campaign against illegal fishing along
By Phuong Tran Dakar 27 August 2007 Kenyan police officer stands guard as 1.1 tonnes of cocaine goes up in smoke at an incinerator in Nairobi (File Photo - 31 Mar 2006) Recent cocaine seizures in West Africa are forcing officials to find new ways to
After heavy rains led to widespread flooding in the capital, Dakar, Senegal's Prime Minister has activated a national disaster-response plan to relieve thousands of people affected by the floodwaters. Dakar's sprawling suburbs have been hit the hard
Rising Youth Unemployment Endangers Africa's Stability One example is Ahmet Toure of Senegal who has never had a job. Toure makes his living buying second-hand jeans from flea markets around Dakar. Toure repairs and retailors them to sell them for a
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
Wade's Candidacy Sparks Strong Reactions In Senegalese Abroad Twelve years is enough, says veteran opposition leader and presidential candiddate Moustapha Niasse. And another candidate, former foreign minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, says Mr. Wade shou
Legal scholars in Senegal have a new website that makes the country's laws more accessible and gives Senegalese lawyers an opportunity to contribute their own research. The website is the brainchild of a U.S. law professor. Tracy Bach, a professor at
A group of women in Southeastern Senegal pooled their money, bought 25 sheep for $35 each, now selling their largest ones for around $165, in their latest business project, called Operation Tabaski Ricci Shryock | Dakar 23 November 2009 Photo: VOA P
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 04 February 2007 In West Africa, many of today's technologically sophisticated college graduates are making money and helping develop a new industry in the region: internet-based call centers. The call centers provide telephone
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
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton wrapped up a three-day, four country trip to Africa with an address at a hospital in Senegal. Brent Latham reports from our West Africa bureau in Dakar, Clinton praised a French-led project to provide medicine to c
West Africa's Internet penetration(穿透) level remains one of the lowest in the world, but a booming market for mobile phones has more tech companies sensing opportunity. U.S. search giant Google has set up offices in several countries in the r