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By Jordan Davis Dakar 30 September 2006 Alioune Kamara the head of Senegal's office of veterans and war victims, stand in front of his office building at Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 26, 2006 Tens of thousands of veterans of France's colonial army will soo
An American grandmother thought she was moving to Africa in order to homeschool her daughter's five children. As it turns out, Viola Vaughan is helping thousands of Senegalese girls with their school work, in a place where girls can often be left be
By Phuong Tran Dodel, Senegal 18 March 2007 During the final campaign week in Mauritania's second round of the presidential election, two white Arab candidates are trying to court the sizable black vote in a country long divided by color and ethnici
By Phuong Tran Dakar 09 April 2007 According to most poverty indicators, almost half the population of Sub-Saharan Africa is living on less than $1 a day. One Senegalese food stand owner shows how far a dollar goes in this part of the world. Her alum
By Phuong Tran Dakar, Senegal 22 November 2006 Discovered three years ago in Kenya, an Asian fruit fly species is spreading throughout Africa, posing a threat to crops and livelihoods. Farmers and government officials are starting to devise strategi
By Phuong Tran Dakar, Senegal 05 October 2007 Hundreds of Africans, mostly young men, try every week to board fishing canoes headed for Spanish territory. Some make it, but thousands are caught, detained and sent back to Africa. Phuong Tran met with
By Jessica Berman Washington 23 February 2006 George Khoury, left, a pharmacy owner shows different treatments for Malaria for sale at his pharmacy in the city of Dakar, Senegal (File photo - Nov. 17,
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A market in Dakar, Senegal In Senegal, some people receive medical coverage from large employers. Some buy their own insurance. But most Senegalese are uninsured, especially the poor -- a common st
By Nico Colombant Dakar 27 April 2007 Several groups of West Africans, attempting to cross by boat from Senegal to Spain, were caught this week. Some of them are now back in Senegal after their boat began to sink and they were rescued at sea. More th
By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 November 2006 Prosecutors who want Chad's exiled former ruler, Hissne Habr, to face charges of crimes against humanity say they are facing obstacles despite a pledge by the Senegalese government to organize a fair trial. ----
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 12 July 2007 The small group of Indians living in Dakar say they came to the city to make money. Because they work long hours and do not intend to remain in Dakar, the Indians, unlike those in many other expatriate communities
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 23 May 2007 Police in Senegal say they have intercepted a ship and its passengers who are believed to be Senegalese migrants trying to reach Europe. Naomi Schwarz reports from Dakar police say they are investigating what they s
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 11 April 2008 U.N. Human Rights Chief, Louise Arbour, says she is pleased former Chadian president Hissene Habre will finally face justice for human rights violations committed during his eight-year rule. She says the latest ch
Senegal's Fashion Designers Keep Tradition Alive 塞内加尔时装设计师在创新过程中沿袭古老传统 DAKAR In Senegal, the recent Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha meant food, family and fashion. And the country's top designers have released th
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 18 December 2007 West African and European governments have been trying for the past year to stem the flow of illegal immigrants embarking on dangerous trips across land and water looking for work and a better life in richer co
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 07 November 2007 Nearly 50 migrants from West Africa died off the coast of Mauritania this week, when their boat became stranded as they tried to make the dangerous and illegal crossing to Europe. The incident is one of the wo
By Kari Barber Dakar 03 June 2007 Voter turnout appeared to be low in Sunday's legislative election in Senegal, considered one of the most stable democracies in West Africa. Many potential voters are staying away from the polls in response to a boyco
By Jordan Davis Dakar 07 February 2007 Defense chiefs of the United States and nine African countries are wrapping up a two-day meeting in Dakar, Senegal on increasing military cooperation around the Sahara. As the conference was taking place in Sen
By Scott Stearns Dakar 17 September 2009 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade says he intends to run for re-election in 2012. President Wade told VOA's French to Africa service that he intends to stand for a third
By Nancy Palus Dakar 07 March 2008 Chadian President Idriss Deby is expected to meet with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir next week on the sidelines of an international conference in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon