Senegal

Around The World In 10 Photos

Posted 06.02.2012

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From Argentina to Zimbabwe, the monumental to the day-to-day, each week, HuffPost World will present some of the most remarkable images from across th...

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Over 1 Million Children's Lives At Risk

AP | KRISTA LARSON | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Senegal Famine, Children Hunger, Senegal Children, Senegal, Senegal Hunger, Child Hunger, Senegal Food Shortage, Sahel, World News

GOUDOUDE DIOBE, Senegal — It's 10 a.m., and the 2-year-old is still waiting for breakfast. Aliou Seyni Diallo collapses to his knees in tears an...

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One Million Children At Risk Of Starvation

Posted 04.05.2012

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1 million children are at risk of dying of malnutrition in Africa's Sahel region, a 1000-kilometer belt between the Sahara and the Sudanian Savannas, ...

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Stairs to Nowhere

Emily Hanna | Posted 06.02.2012

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Emily Hanna

Half-completion and premature abandonment are patterns I see repeated over and over in Senegal. The landscape supports partial walls that don't enclose a thing and cinderblock shells of imagined houses.

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Senegalese President Concedes Defeat

AP | KRISTA LARSON | Posted 05.26.2012

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DAKAR, Senegal — World leaders and international observers on Monday lauded Senegal's presidential runoff election, saying that the country's pe...

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Revisiting Senegal After 40 Years

Michael A. Cohen | Posted 05.23.2012

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Michael A. Cohen

Working in this space between theory and practice trains students -- and citizens -- to ask better questions about what government is doing, what it can do, and how students can themselves become responsible agents of change.

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Joseph Kony and the Other Africa

Paul Stoller | Posted 05.19.2012

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Paul Stoller

So Africa is not a country and Africans don't speak "African." What about the most pernicious stereotype -- that in the face of ongoing civil war and unending famine, "Africans" are powerless and need our help?

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Not Quite The 'Crushing Majority'

AP | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 04.28.2012

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DAKAR, Senegal — After days of predicting that he would win a third term with a crushing majority, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade on Monday...

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Senegalese Leaders Are Out of Touch With Their People

Mouhamadou Mbodj | Posted 04.25.2012

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Mouhamadou Mbodj

If there was a case study on how not to run an election, this would be it. The young people of Senegal deserve better and, if we go back to basics, it may be that we can learn from these unfortunate events.

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TENSIONS RISE: Senegal Prepares Controversial Vote

AP | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 04.25.2012

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When he sat down with his biographer to record the story of his life, President Abdoulaye Wade made sure the book would start ...

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Roots

Alexis Adams | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Senegal, Global-Citizen-Year, Goree Island, History Slavery, African Slave Trade, Slavery, High School News
Alexis Adams

I visited a slave castle on Senegal's Goree Island, which was one of the most powerful slave trade ports in the world from the 16th to the 19th century. It's a constant reminder of this country's tragic past.

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Court Deals Deep Blow To Senegal's Opposition

AP | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI AND SADIBOU MARONE | Posted 03.29.2012

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DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal's opposition called on the population Saturday to rise up against President Abdoulaye Wade's decision to run for a thir...

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Media Matters In Africa

Paul Stoller | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Social Resilience, Islam, Mali, Africa, Nigeria, Ethnocentrism, Travel, Senegal, Media, Global Poverty, Media News
Paul Stoller

The more humane dimension of African social life, however is rarely discussed in the press. Patrick Smith's commentary of superficial impressions is, I'm afraid, much more common.

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PHOTOS: Top 10 Backpacking Destinations For 2012

Off Track Planet | Posted 03.14.2012

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Off Track Planet

You've heard of some of these places, while others are completely new -- each has a little something sassy to get you anxious to move.

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Senegalese Music Star Announces Run For Presidency

AP | By SADIBOU MARONE | Posted 03.04.2012

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DAKAR, Senegal -- World music icon Youssou Ndour says he plans to run in Senegal's presidential election next month, challenging an 85-year-old incumb...

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Senegal: Wade's George Washington Opportunity

Joe Trippi | Posted 03.03.2012

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Joe Trippi

By stepping down from February's election he would not be tarnishing himself, but opening the doors to a new era for Senegal. This is President Wade's George Washington opportunity. He should take it.

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African-American Mayors Meet With Global Leaders for Historic Summit

Cheryl Wills | Posted 02.19.2012

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Cheryl Wills

African-American mayors from across the United States left their tight-knit communities, some with as few as 855 citizens, and traveled across the Atlantic Ocean for a historic dialogue in Dakar, Senegal.

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My New Skills

Charlotte Benishek | Posted 02.06.2012

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Charlotte Benishek

Before I left for Senegal, I expected to learn most through my apprenticeship. However, I have gained numerous skills and insights from participating in everyday life in a rural village in Senegal.

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What The Peace Corp Taught Me About Failure

Maya Lau | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: West Africa, Volunteering, Africa, Failure, Travel Blogs, Africa Travel, Peace Corps, Senegal, Volunteerism, Learning, Travel News
Maya Lau

In West Africa, I confronted the "toubab" version of myself, a self previously foreign to me that was lethargic, cynical and at home with failure.

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One Woman's Work to Bring Hope (And Drinking Water) to a Senegalese High School

Mary Pauline Lowry | Posted 01.10.2012

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Mary Pauline Lowry

As part of an internship during her graduate studies in public policy, Yasmin Diallo Turk traveled to her husband's hometown of Thies, Senegal. She sp...

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Offbeat Insider Knowledge on Imports: Some Basics and Why the "Loaf Question" is Important.

Atim Oton | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Small Business, Imports, Bv-Money, New York Immigrants, Business Networking, Importing, Small Business Networking, Senegal, Networking, Black Voices News
Atim Oton

My New York City based company has leveraged its location, contacts and city in more ways than some importers I know. How? Let me show you some ways.

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Senegal's President Attempting To Exploit Constitutional Loophole, Run For Third Term

AP | Posted 12.04.2011

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DAKAR, Senegal -- A spokesman for Senegal's president says he will seek a third term despite unrest and calls for his resignation. Spokesman Serigne ...

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Senegal Rappers Emerge As A Political Force

New York Times | Adam Nossiter | Posted 11.19.2011

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DAKAR, Senegal -- A revolution led by rappers says something about a country's politics or its music, or maybe both....

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Sex Tourism In Senegal

Maya Lau | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: West Africa, Tourism, Sex, Africa, Senegal, Sex Tourism, Travel Blogs, Safari, Travel News
Maya Lau

By night, the Europeans sit at long dinner tables by the pool, each of their arms slung around young Senegalese women. It's like they are all on a singles retreat or at a swingers' party. Everyone canoodles with everyone else.

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Experiencing the Intensity of Ramadan Without the Religion

Maya Lau | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Ramadan, Senegal, Ramadan Fasting, Peace Corps, Non-Muslim, Senegal Travel, Africa Travel, Travel Africa, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Maya Lau

I'll spend the rest of the month hiding my eating habits. I'll be crouched on the floor of my hut, cracking open cans with my Swiss Army knife for my one-woman lunch.

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