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By Jordan Davis Dakar 31 December 2006 Senegalese officials say they are investigating the killing of a top politician El-Hadj Oumar Lamine Badji (File photo) in the country's southern Casamance region. Separatist groups in Casamance have waged a tw
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 26 July 2007 France's newly elected president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is visiting Senegal Thursday. It is his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as president. Mr. Sarkozy was widely criticized during his campaign for controversial stat
By Jordan Davis Dakar, Senegal 23 October 2006 Muslims around the world are celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan. In the village of Ngor, in the northern Dakar suburbs, the celebrations mean a new wardrobe for many. In a small, dark wood
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 Jordan Davis Dakar 21 December 2006 Senegalese army officials say two soldiers were shot to death in an ambush in the southern Casamance region. For more than two decades, the area has seen sporadic violence involving separatist rebels and the na
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
Senegal marked the sixth anniversary of one of the worst maritime disasters in history, the sinking of a ferry boat that killed some 1,800 people. The event comes amid a diplomatic row and lingering resentment on the part of the victims' families. V
By Phuong Tran Dakar 29 May 2007 In Senegal, more than a dozen opposition political groups enter the final days of their boycott against this coming Sunday's legislative election. They point to this past weekend's low turnout for the military as proo
By Jordan Davis Dakar 06 December 2006 Spain's prime minister met with Senegalese leaders Tuesday to discuss ways to prevent illegal migration. Both countries reaffirmed their commitment to stopping the flow of Africans taking the dangerous boat jou
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar, Senegal 17 October 2006 Senegal and Spain's government say thousands of would-be illegal immigrants have been repatriated in the past month, after trying to get to Europe by boat. After their forced return, many are now deman
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 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
By Kari Barber Dakar 11 March 2007 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade Senegal's highest court has certified a first-round victory by incumbent PresidentAbdoulaye Wade in last month's presidential election, dismissing complaints of irregularities by