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Senegal’s three-day general strike entered its second day on October 22, with unions reporting widespread participation and increasing pressure on President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s government as it ...
News Senegal » Dakar » People: Senegal's crackdown on LGBTQ+ people forces them to go into hiding, rights watchdog says
Human Rights Watch reports that Senegal has launched a harsh crackdown on LGBTQ+ people, leading to arrests and rights violations. The government's actions follow a new law that increases ...
News Senegal » Dakar » People: Heavy rains lead to Senegal floods, government reports several deaths
DAKAR, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Heavy rains flooded roads and destroyed buildings over the weekend in Senegal, as the government said several people had been killed and warned of more rain to come. • Flash ...
News Senegal » Dakar » People: Senegal: Brutal Crackdown Violates LGBT People’s Rights
Senegal’s growing crackdown on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people is violating their rights, causing increasing fear and stigma, and should be ended immediately. Mass arrests forced ...
News Senegal » Dakar » People: As Senegal cracks down on homosexuality, gay people say they suffer
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Sitting at an upscale hotel in Senegal 's capital, the young man seemed nervous, rarely making eye contact and keeping his back against a wall, facing the entrance. He said he ...
News Senegal » Dakar » People: Senegal's aquagym classes offer hope and healing for people with reduced mobility
DAKAR, Senegal — The sun has not yet risen in Senegal's capital, Dakar, but about 100 people in swimsuits and life jackets already crowd a section of beach, ready for aquagym class. In the chilly ...
News Senegal » Dakar » People: At half a century, Senegal's Orchestra Baobab bets on new generation
Sitting on a couch in their manager's office, three of the oldest members of Senegal's Orchestra Baobab, the legendary Afro-Cuban and west African fusion group, banter like family. From the manager's ...