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I am the only woman to survive the Joola tragedy
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The Senegalese pop star protesting against rape in her songs
Following widespread protests in Senegal about the rape and murder of women,…
Living in The Gambia as a Jamaican has been the wildest experience of my life
My name is Karla. I am a Jamaican from the parish of…
How my wife built her locally-made baby food brand in Senegal
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Liliane Coulibaly Caly: ‘They didn’t give me a job because of my kinky hair. Now, I teach people how to love their hair’
33-year-old Liliane Coulibaly Caly is a hairstylist empowering her fellow African women…
