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Fati Niang, the chef decolonising Senegalese street food
Niébé is an essential ingredient in Senegalese street food. Branded as ‘food for the poor’ by the colonists, the cowpea has long been neglected by African countries. But chef Fati Niang is determined to give niébé a comeback as a popular legume used to flavour fancy finger food recipes like accras.
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African war veterans win battle against France for full pension rights
African veterans who fought for France can now stay in their home-countries and receive pension benefits. The unfair treatment of Africans who fought in French uniform is documented in Omar Sy's latest movie, Father and Soldier.
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Fonio, the ancient African quinoa
Fonio is drought resistant, climate resilient, matures in the blink of an eye, and a gluten-free, nutritional powerhouse! But you may have never heard of it. Chef Pierre Thiam is the first guest of #TheStarIngredient podcast and shows us how cooking can make for a better world.
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Students in Dakar bang pots, honk horns in protest called for by opposition
Following calls from the Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, students in Dakar bang pots and pans and chant outside the University of Dakar to protest against President Macky Sall, as tensions rise in the run-up to the legislative elections at the end of July.
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"Nothing, there’s nothing": Senegal’s plummeting fish stocks drive migrant surge to Europe
In this edition of Witness, Euronews' Valerie Gauriat takes us to Senegal, to see how the depletion of fish stocks which they blame on chinese and european vessels, is prompting many young people to risk all to get to Europe.
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Ecstatic crowds greet victorious Senegal on Cup of Nations return
Hundreds of thousands of ecstatic and chanting fans gather in the streets of Dakar to see the players of their national football team, who return home after winning the Africa Cup of Nations and sit on top of a bus as they parade to the presidential palace
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Activist calls Senegal trash problem 'ecological bomb'
Armed with rakes, sacks and gloves, volunteers cleaned up trash littering a beach on Senegal's usually pristine coastline. Dozens of mainly young people and even children picked up garbage from the sandy beach in Bargny, a city located 35km from the capital Dakar.