A student's death in Senegal protest reveals anger over leaders' broken promises

A student's death during protests at Senegal's top public university highlights rising anger among young people over unpaid ...

Senegalese police arrest 14 suspects in a child abuse network run by a French national

Senegalese police arrested 14 suspects in a criminal network allegedly run by a French citizen that sexually exploited ...

In Senegal, crackdown on LGBTQ+ people intensifies

In early February, authorities in Dakar arrested 12 people accused of 'acts against nature.' Openly homophobic rhetoric has ...
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Fire quickly contained at Senegal’s ministry of finance and budget

A fire broke out late Sunday night at the Senegalese Ministry of Finance and Budget in Dakar, though officials report that ...
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'Disgrace to Africa': Students turn on government over Dakar university violence

Sitting in front of the closed gates of Senegal's largest university, Boubacar shows footage he took on his phone of police ...
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In Senegal, the bastion of the region’s Francophonie, French is giving way to local languages

DAKAR, Senegal— For decades Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa, has been touted as the bastion of the French language in the region. Leopold Sedar Senghor, the country’s first president ...
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In Dakar fishing village, surfing entices girls back to school

For generations, Seynabou Tall's ancestors have fished, dived and rowed off the coast of Dakar, where the 14-year-old, who ...
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In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, this beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table

DAKAR, Senegal — In a classroom at the House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Thiam claps her hands in time with a beat she created on her computer. “You ...