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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: Brutal Crackdown Violates LGBT People's Rights
Mass arrests, Forced HIV Testing, Restricted Access to Legal Representation Senegal's intensifying crackdown on LGBT people is violating their rights and causing increasing fear and stigma. Fear of ...
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: Boeing plane carrying 85 people catches fire and skids off the runway in Senegal, injuring 10
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this grab taken from video people jump down emergency slides, running from a plane, in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
News Senegal » Dakar » People: Senegal’s aquagym classes offer hope and healing for people with reduced mobility
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 Atlantic, 63-year-old ...
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 ...