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U.N. Birthday Rocks for Its Peacemakers

Jim Luce | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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Jim Luce

Flashbulbs popping non-stop, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations in New York, entered the U.N. General Assembly Hall in New ...

Africa's Seat at the Table

President Abdoulaye Wade | Posted 11.05.2009 | World


President Abdoulaye Wade

Battling global warming, the economic crisis, food and energy shortages, and AIDS and malaria requires co-partners, not post-colonial relationships.

Floods Hit 350,000 In West Africa: UN

AFP | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


Some 350,000 people in West Africa have been affected by serious flooding, the United Nations said Friday, noting that "significant" rainfall has lash...

Youssou N'Dour Fights Malaria...In Stereo!

Modiba | Posted 08.01.2009 | World


Modiba

N'Dour is partnering with the Senegalese government to launch "Surround Sound: Senegal" -- a comprehensive national malaria treatment and prevention program

UN Refugee Officials Accused Of Beatings In Morocco

Inter Press Service | Posted 07.24.2009 | World


By Daan Bauwens | Inter Press Service RABAT, Jun 23 (IPS) - More than 300 African refugees are gathered at the gates of the Moroccan United Nations...

World's Rarest Shark Caught, Then Eaten

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.09.2009 | Home


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In Senegal too, a Day of Change

Marcia DeSanctis | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Marcia DeSanctis

There was no dancing in the street, but there was rapt attention, and high-fives with big grins for me, one of the few Americans on Gorée Island toda...

Senegalese Women Bleaching Skin To Look White (VIDEO)

ABC News | BEN BARNIER | Posted 02.12.2009 | Style


In richer countries people are increasingly comfortable, and successful, regardless of their natural skin color, but in many African countries like Se...

HIV Activists Sentenced in Senegal: The Other Side of Rick Warren's "Humanitarian Issue"

Scott Swenson | Posted 02.09.2009 | World


Scott Swenson

Christianity is a belief, a choice. Sexuality is gift from God, for believers. I am gay, I don't "believe" I'm gay, and I never had a choice, for which I thank God everyday.

Senegal: 9 Men Jailed For Homosexual Acts

AP | SADIBOU MARONE | Posted 02.09.2009 | World


DAKAR, Senegal — Nine men, including a prominent activist, have been convicted of homosexual acts and sentenced to eight years in prison, their ...

The Rhythm Got Me: A Dakar Decision

Ricci Shryock | Posted 04.16.2008 | Living


Ricci Shryock

Just like so many great things in life, my decision to move to Dakar, Senegal was based largely on a mistake. I was 23-years-old, and as a journalis...