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Reuters | Updated: 07-01-2021 22:43 IST | Created: 07-01-2021 22:42 IST Representative image Image Credit: Wikipedia Senegal has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Thursday. The outbreak, which occurred in the Thies region east of the capital Dakar, has killed 58,000 birds in the 100,000-strong flock, with the remaining animals culled, the OIE said, citing a report from Senegal's veterinary services. Advertisement Share

The books are old, but Assane is a new kind of French hero, said Sophie Gilbert in The Atlantic. He is the son of an immigrant from Senegal who came to France in search of a better life. Instead, his father was falsely accused of theft by his wealthy employer, and hanged himself in jail. Inspired by Leblanc’s books, Assane devises a series of devilishly clever schemes to avenge his father’s death, schemes that often rely on his tendency, as a black man in France, to either blend in or stand out in different contexts.  Sy brims with charisma, in a series that offers a “refreshing twist�...

Oumar Diouf, born in Meckhe, Senegal, never imagined himself becoming a chef. In fact, it wasn’t customary for boys and men in Senegal to learn how to cook. But after his father passed away, his mother became the sole provider for the family's six children, and she spent long hours working, returning home late to cook dinner. This caused enough heartache and tribulation for Oumar to step in and support his mother in the kitchen. Despite the cultural backlash and mockery from his friends, he knew that cooking was his family’s saving grace. One day his mother told him, “You never know whe...

In northern Senegal, advancing waters and depleting fish stocks threaten lives, livelihoods and a city’s existence 3 February 2021 • 3:30pm Saint Louis, a low-lying town nestled between the mouth of the Senegal River and the Atlantic ocean, is sinking Credit: Alamy Moustapha Diagne remembers a time when kids in Guet Ndar played football on the beach behind the houses. If you brought 10 teams together, Diagne, 23, says, they would all fit comfortably on the beach.  But today, it would be hard to even have a simple kickabout in the space that is left. The sea is at the doorsteps of Guet Nd...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A court in Senegal has sentenced three men to jail terms for pushing their sons to migrate by sea to Europe, a trip that led to the death of one, according to local reports. The three were found guilty of “endangering the lives of others,” and sentenced to two years in prison, with 23 months suspended. Among those sentenced in the coastal town of Mbour Tuesday was Mamadou Lamine Faye, whose teenage son died along the route. Doudou Faye’s father had paid the equivalent of about $450 to a smuggler who was to take him into Spain. The young man was going to try to ...