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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

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

France

French MPs approve return of looted artefacts to Benin and Senegal

Benin is to receive 26 artefacts plundered from the Palace of Behanzin in 1892, including a throne, while a sword and its sheath will be restituted to Senegal.

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

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Dakar Fashion Week 2020 dazzles in baobab forest amid pandemic

Dakar Fashion Week looked a little different this year after moving its catwalk to a baobab forest to be more socially-distant amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Green News

What does extreme racing have to do with sustainability in Senegal?

Extreme E is heading across the planet to support communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

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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.

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.

Living

Konvict to Konstruction: rap legend Akon building green city

After success in the charts, Akon became a business magnate and philanthropist in Africa.

Senegal

Watch: Bicycles, art and the cycle of life

"With some bikes, including the luggage carrier and everything you can find 2,000 pieces and none of them work without the other. There is a union, a solidarity, they are together, they are soldered together," he feels.

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Senegalese sculptor turns discarded bikes into pieces of art

Meissa Fall from Saint Louis, Senegal, recycles abandoned bicycles, using every part to create sculptures effectively extending their usefulness into perpetuity.

Sport

Algerian football fans in France celebrate African Cup of Nation

Algeria score early to beat Senegal 1-0 and lift their second African Cup of Nations.

France

Watch: Senegal and Algeria fans preview Africa Cup of Nations final

"When a national team plays, it represents you, there’s pride," Karim, a shopkeeper in Lyon and an Algerian football fan told Euronews ahead of Friday's game.

Senegal

Watch: Senegal 'Salt Queen' tastes success in a man's world

Diouf, 35, began her venture a decade ago, investing her savings to buy her own salt flats in Fatick, one of the West African nation's biggest salt mining regions.

Focus

Senegal: boosting its business

In partnership with Invest in Senegal

For years, Senegal has been reforming, modernizing and boosting its entrepreneurs and business climate. They want an emerging market with sustainable growth, which benefits everyone.

Inspire Africa

"Africa's future begins now!" [Inspire Africa]

During the International Conference on the Emergence of Africa in Dakar, Hannane sat down with UNDP's Abdoulaye Mar Dieye.

Focus

Morocco: 7,000 participants at 8th Africities Summit

In partnership with Africities

This figure reflects the extent of seriousness of challenges in African cities. They are home to nearly 500 million inhabitants, a figure that, according to experts, will reach one billion by 2040.

Sport

Colombia through as group winners, Senegal out

Colombia beat Senegal to win their group and are in the next stages of the World Cup.

Inspire Africa

Inspire Africa: Innovative entrepreneurs from Senegal, Rwanda and Cameroon

Inspire Africa features a Senegal entrepreneur making health services more affordable, a Rwandan institute tackling the issue of gender equality and insights from Douala, the economic capital of Camer

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Poland and Senegal fans pin hopes on star players, as match looms

Polish and Senegalese soccer fans did some sightseeing in Moscow's Red Square on Tuesday (June 19), ahead of their teams' showdown.

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