FGM, or cutting, as it is also sometimes known, is the removal of the external female genitalia. The procedure has no health benefits but can cause great harm and serious health complications for those who…
Dakar — Adama Barrow was sworn in as Gambia’s new president on Thursday at a ceremony in the country’s embassy in neighboring Senegal, as incumbent Yahya Jammeh refused to step down after last month’s presidential…
Senegalese troops were seen moving towards the Gambian border in a show of force to pressure President Yahya Jammeh to stand down, the BBC reports. Mr. Jammeh was scheduled to hand over to President-elect Adama…
Israel Recalls Diplomats, Cuts Aid to Senegal Senegal became the first country to incur Israel’s wrath over the December 23 UN Security Council vote after Tel Aviv announced it was cutting aid and canceled a planned…
For years now, Senegal has been regarded as one of the more successful countries in Africa. It has a democratically elected president and state institutions that function properly. Nonetheless thousands of Senegalese, notably the youth,…
I have always wondered how a very dark skinned person will look like since we have gone wild in bleaching our dark skin but the melanin gorgeousness of Khoudia Diop has left me in awe…