Articles
Gay Rights Cases Could Trail Obama in Africa
(WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama's trip to Africa next month may result in a stark juxtaposition between the growing power of the gay rights movement in the...
Olympic Soccer: Great Britain Draws with Senegal After 52-Year Absence
In many ways, the soccer match that unfolded at Manchester’s Old Trafford stadium Thursday evening followed a familiar script. In the hours leading up to...
Olympic Soccer Screw Up: After Flag-Gate Comes Welshman-Gate
Olympic officials are now two for two when it comes to embarrasing episodes in the soccer tournament. The British men’s team is about to play its first game in...
Senegal’s Election: African Democracy 1, Big Men 0
Senegal’s ejection of 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade at the polls Sunday is a resounding victory for African democracy. The loss ended his attempts to...
Can Senegal, and Youssou N’Dour, Turn the Tide on Africa’s Big Men?
The dynamic of Senegal’s Feb. 26 election is a familiar-sounding one: an aging, increasingly autocratic African President trying to cling to power, sending in...
Photo Essays
Shocking Clashes in Senegal
Photographer Finbarr O'Reilly documents protests in the west African country, after President Abdoulaye Wade proposed changes to the constitution.
Africa Under Water
Torrential rains and floods have swept over East and West Africa in recent weeks, destroying homes and schools and washing away crops and livestock. Aid agencies...
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As part of a Google-funded pilot scheme, the owner of an internet cafe in the Senegalese capital swaps all his PCs for tablets computers. ...
The Saturday Profile: German From Senegal Vies for Bundestag and a First
Karamba Diaby, a Social Democrat who became a German citizen in 2001, could become the first black member of Parliament. ...
Senegal's Sane signs for Hannover
Senegalese defender Salif Sane joins German Bundesliga side Hannover from relegated French club Nancy. ...
In pictures: Senegal's female wrestlers Senegal's women wrestlers seek Olympic glory...
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