September 2017
When Fatou Sall Ndiaye Mbacké got married, she didn’t spend her dowry on a wedding dress, but rather on peanuts. This young entrepreneur is only motivated by the fact that she lives in a country where traditional gender roles persist.
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Lyrical Protest: Hip-Hop and Youth Activism in Senegal
January 2016
DAKAR, Senegal—“Africa’s luck is that it has youth on its side. But we need to harness that luck,” says Senegalese rapper Keyti, his voice ringing out to the crowd of young people before him at Cheikh Anta Diop University’s outdoor basketball court.
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‘Super vegetable garden’ enables Mauritanian refugees to run agribusinesses
January 2012
An innovative gardening project along the river basin in Northern Senegal is helping hundreds of Mauritanian refugees address issues of food and economic insecurity and allowing them to integrate into Senegalese society.
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African Ecotourism
September 2011
An eco-lodge in Senegal celebrates a decade of bringing people and nature together in one of the country’s most naturally diverse regions.
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