Tag: Senegal

The Muslim group that doesn’t fast or perform daily prayers

As dusk settles over Mbacke Kadior, a village in central Senegal, the…

Rukia Bulle Rukia Bulle

Macron accused of ‘contempt’ over Africa remarks

Senegal and Chad have reacted strongly to remarks by French President Emmanuel…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

Born in France but searching for a future in Africa

Menka Gomis was born in France but has decided his future lies…

‘Try or die’ – one man’s determination to get to the Canary Islands

Senegalese farmer Mouhamed Oualy has never been to sea, but he is…

‘I found out on social media that my son had died’

As record numbers of young Africans risk their lives trying to reach…

Khadidiatou Cissé Khadidiatou Cissé

Pictures from above: What a bird’s eye view of Africa reveals

For the past 40 years, Edward Burtynsky has photographed the impact of…

Mary Harper Mary Harper

The Senegal man on a mission to plant five million trees

A man in southern Senegal has set himself the ambitious task of…

Jo Hollis Jo Hollis

Akon’s Wakanda, grazing goats and a crumbling crypto dream

RnB singer Akon says his much-delayed plans for Akon City - an…

Jonathan Griffin Jonathan Griffin

I am the only woman to survive the Joola tragedy

It is something that those who didn't experience it will never forget,…

Mariama Diouf Mariama Diouf

‘It’s never enough’: Senegal goldminers surviving from one nugget to the next

On a stopover in Mali on his way to Libya, Bakary Jammeh…

Kaamil Ahmed Kaamil Ahmed