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5 things to do in Senegal Today is Independence Day in the west African nation of Senegal. To mark the occasion, here are five reasons to visit once you can 1. See African art The Senegal capital of Dakar (Shutterstock) The capital of Dakar juts out into the Atlantic Ocean, marking the most western point in Africa. Théodore Monod Museum of African Art, in the south of the city, displays 9,000 exhibits across two buildings. The oldest, built in the 1930s, is dedicated to ancient African art, such as masks, traditional dress, drums and agricultural tools. The second hosts contemporary art exhi...

‘I woke up, he was gone’: Senegal suffers as young men risk all to reach Europe Emmanuel Akinwotu in Saint Louis © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images In the old Senegalese port city of Saint Louis, 12 women step off the sun-baked street and through a doorway draped with pink silk into a dim room beyond. After greetings are over, one by one they recount their stories. Recent memories of husbands, sons and brothers they have lost at sea, revealing precious pictures on smartphones of moments when they last cradled children or kissed their fa...

Netflix Reveals Official Trailer for Second Part of Hit French Thriller 'Lupin': The next five episodes are set to arrive on Netflix this summer 2021.

Luke Gartside Sam Bleakley is an acclaimed longboarder and author from Cornwall’s far westerly tip. For the last few years, he’s been travelling the globe exploring emerging surf cultures for a documentary series entitled Brilliant Corners, the first six parts of which aired last year on the WSL website.  From Papua New Guinea in the farthest reaches of the South Pacific to the bustling coastal city of Dakar in West Africa, each episode showcases a distinct coastal culture, exploring its unique relationship with wave riding and meeting the trail-blazing individuals at the heart of the co...

Content provided by Last updated: 08/03 - 17:30 The Africa Skills Hub (www.AfricaSkillsHub.com), a youth employment organisation and business incubator in Ghana will partner with Canada World Youth – Jeunesse Canada Monde (CWY-JCM) with support from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) to implement the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Livelihoods Initiative (WELI) (www.AfricaSkillsHub.com/weli). The project addresses challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic through an innovative youth-centred and gender-responsive economic empo...