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Now playing Next euronews WITNESS "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. 11/02/2022
Now playing Next no comment 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 08/02/2022
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Now playing Next no comment Protest calls for an independent judiciary in Senegal Several hundred demonstrators protested Friday in Senegal's capital, accusing the government of subjecting opposition figures to lengthy detentions. 18/12/2021
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Now playing Next no comment 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. 19/09/2021
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Now playing Next Cry like a boy How a small Cape Verde island became an LGTBI oasis in Africa In the port city of Mindelo in Cape Verde, lives Tchinda Andrade, a trans woman in her thirties. Wearing a short skirt, she sells her Brasilian fritters in the streets in broad daylight. No one insults or attacks her #CryLikeaBoy 08/04/2021
Now playing Next Senegal 4 killed in protests in wake of Senegal's opposition leader's arrest Supporters of Ousmane Sonko - a strong opponent of President Macky Sall and a popular with the country’s youth - say charges against him are politically motivated, 06/03/2021
Now playing Next no comment Dakar disorder after arrest of Senegal's main opposition leader Clashes erupted in Senegal's capital Dakar on Thursday after the arrest of key opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. 05/03/2021
Now playing Next Cry like a boy Podcast | A dilemma of coming-out in patriarchal societies In this episode, we will see how in Africa but also in countries like France, being homosexual could be a lifetime burden. A lot of them will choose their happiness over the respect of society's "rules". 21/01/2021
Now playing Next Cry like a boy Meet Dakar's male doulas fighting for gender equality in pregnancies “Men who accompany their wives to health posts are frowned upon because people tend to think that they are weak”, Makhtar Aidar says. Yet this is starting to change: he is one of the first male doulas in Senegal. #CryLikeaBoy 14/01/2021
Now playing Next Cry like a boy Podcast | The story of when Dakar was the “gay capital” of West Africa In this episode, we investigate the colonial roots of homophobia in Senegal. To do this, we travel back in time to when Dakar was known as the “gay capital” of West Africa #CryLikeaBoy #Podcast 07/01/2021
Now playing Next Cry like a boy Podcast | What it’s like to be a gay man in Senegal Dakar-based journalist Marta Moreiras explores what it means to be gay in Senegal, where homosexual men here are targeted with the slur “Góor-jigéen” - a pejorative term which literally means “men-women” in the Wolof language #CryLikeaBoy 17/12/2020
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Now playing Next Green News This architect builds schools in Senegal using upcycled materials She also founded a charity which teaches local people to build their own houses from upcycled materials. 29/11/2020
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Now playing Next no comment Tens of thousands attend Senegal pilgrimage despite COVID-19 Some are concerned that the annual pilgrimage, which draws worshipers from across the country and abroad, could spread COVID-19. 06/10/2020
Now playing Next Senegal Senegal's government says it cannot bring back students from Wuhan Senegal's government says it can't afford to bring home its citizens studying in China. 19/03/2020