A colorful platter steams with heat, rising from seasoned fish and an assortment of fresh vegetables all on a plush bed of rice. This is Senegal’s national dish and recently my task for “Inside Africa ...

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A vibrant and thriving country bordered by Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau, the West African nation of Senegal is a colorful gem that offers something for every type of traveler. Though ...

To capture the harsh reality of life in Senegal, film director Mati Diop chose young people she met at building sites, bars and in Dakar's poorer suburbs as the stars of 'Atlantics', a ghost story ...

If I were a goat, I don’t know that I would choose to live in Dakar, Senegal. Life for goats is too hard there. As it is for people. I thought this about goats every time we rode a taxi around a ...

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Thiès (Senegal) (AFP) – After cutting away the loose woollen threads from his loom, 28-year-old Senegalese weaver Seydina Oumar Cisse turns the roll to watch the tapestry gradually take shape before ...

DAKAR, Senegal — An appeals court in Senegal upheld the life sentence of former Chad dictator Hissene Habre on war crimes and crimes against humanity charges, bringing to an end a landmark trial ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - A low hum rises from a row of rough wooden shacks in the winding, sand-covered back streets of the Fass neighborhood in Senegal's seaside capital, Dakar. More than 30 children, known ...

Qatar let themselves down massively in their clash with Ecuador on Sunday which kicked off the tournament, falling to a 2-0 loss to the South American side. Meanwhile, while suffering the same fate as ...

A colorful platter steams with heat, rising from seasoned fish and an assortment of fresh vegetables all on a plush bed of rice. This is Senegal’s national dish and recently my task for “Inside Africa ...