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Senegalese Government Issues Firm Response Over LGBTQI Event Backed by Foreign Missions
The Fatu Network
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July 11, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: The Fatu Network Newsroom The Senegalese government has issued a formal statement opposing an LGBTQI-themed event reportedly scheduled to take place in Dakar, stressing that such activities are incompatible with...
United States: List of African migrants to be deported, Senegalese affected
Sene News
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July 11, 2025
While Washington is increasing pressure to conclude repatriation agreements with several African countries, Dakar is faced with a delicate choice: diplomatically cooperate with the United States or manage the massive return of compatriots...
An Examination into the Safety and Efficacy of Khapregesic®, a Khaya Senegalensis Preparation, on Women Experiencing Menstrual Pain and Menstrual Distress: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Dove Medical Press
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July 11, 2025
Introduction Menstrual distress refers collectively to all the negative symptoms that are associated with the menstrual cycle, such as abdominal pain and discomfort, nausea, breast tenderness, fatigue, headaches, and mood disturbances. These...
Nearly 200 migrants intercepted off the coast of Senegal
Africanews
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July 11, 2025
The Senegalese navy intercepted 201 West African migrants in the west of the country, authorities announced Wednesday, as the Atlantic Ocean crossing remains the most popular - and deadliest - migration route from Africa to Europe. The operation...
Nigeria is reclaiming its cultural power
Business Ghana
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A powerful cultural renaissance is underway in Nigeria, where communities are reclaiming their heritage and reimagining their future with confidence and clarity. Long known for its vibrant artistic traditions and dynamic creative industries, the...
A Persian in the Ranks: Rethinking Military Culture through the Life of a Forgotten Civil War Sharpshooter
Small Wars Journal
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July 11, 2025
In military history, the West often casts itself as having invented the clean, decisive, and morally superior way of war. From Victor Davis Hanson to popular portrayals of elite modern forces, the story is familiar: Western armies fight in fair,...
Senegalese navy has intercepted 201 migrants from West Africa
WTOP - District Columbia
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July 10, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Senegalese navy intercepted 201 West African migrants in the western part of the country, authorities… DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Senegalese navy intercepted 201 West African migrants in the western part of the country,...
NGO launches ‘Kemi’ AI chatbot to tackle online gender-based violence
The Cable
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July 10, 2025
The Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), a Nigerian youth-led non-governmental organisation, has launched an artificial intelligence-powered WhatsApp chatbot designed to support survivors of technology-facilitated gender-based...
Scheduling Clash Sparks Tension Between Wally Seck Concert and Gambian Cultural Weekend in Birmingham
The Fatu Network
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July 10, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: Campeh Bi The Birmingham Cultural Weekend, organised by the Campeh Bi group in collaboration with Manding Entertainment Ltd to promote Gambian culture and foster community cohesion, is set to take place on 19 and 20...
Hometown Hotspot: Celebrate 15 years of Keur Khaleyi with a weekend of dance and culture
FOX45 - Maryland
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This weekend, the Keur Khaleyi African Dance Company presents The True Story of Africa conference and concert being held at the Eubie Black Jazz and Cultural Institute and Towson University's Stephens Hall. BMORE Lifestyle host Alex Parker joined...
Gender Data Shines Light on Marginalised African Women
News Central TV
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July 9, 2025
Nigerian civic-tech organisation TechHerNG launched Kuram, a digital platform, in 2023. The platform helps survivors of technology-facilitated gender-based violence by offering support and a safe space to report incidents. More than a support...
Senegal Pavilion: Connecting People Toward Sustainable and Equitable Development
Nippon
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July 9, 2025
Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Guideto Japan Global Exchange Travel Jul 9, 2025 The Senegal Pavilion at the Osaka Expo highlights the industry and culture of the West African nation. Rising Toward the Future The theme of the Senegal pavilion is “a hub...
A Primer for the White House Visit by Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
A few months ago, the Chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz, hosted a roundtable discussion that tackled energy and critical mineral partnerships with the...
All 65 countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ in 2025, including the UAE and Mali
Pink News
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July 9, 2025
How many countries is it still illegal to be gay in 2025? More than you’d think, probably. Since we last updated this list, Mali has criminalised LGBTQ+ activity and Trinidad and Tobago have re-criminalised it, although more positively, Namibia...
Morabeza documented the culture of Cape Verde before independence.
Portugal Pulse
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July 9, 2025
The music of Cape Verde carries a poignant feeling. This sentiment is embedded in our songs, expressing what words cannot say, what hands cannot write. It holds the silent rage, the unspoken disgust, the mute despair, and the words of faith that...
'Where were you educated?' Trump praises English of leader who heads English-speaking country
AlterNet
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July 9, 2025
Editor's note: This headline has been updated. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump hosted Liberian President Joseph Boakai and the leaders of four other West African countries at the White House. In one viral exchange, Trump was seen...
‘They’re killing us’: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions inside NYC holding site
Gothamist - New York
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July 9, 2025
Immigrants being detained in federal holding rooms in Lower Manhattan have complained of being unable to bathe or change clothes, cramped conditions, sometimes being provided just one meal a day, and sleeping on concrete benches or the floor. Some...
Dongwon Group Delegation Pays Courtesy Call on Senegalese President
Business Korea
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July 9, 2025
Dongwon Group announced on July 8 that a delegation from its holding company, Dongwon Industries, had paid a courtesy call on Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Senegal serves as one of Dongwon Industries’ global production hubs, a West...
La vannerie, un moyen d’inclusion financière au Sénégal : voici comment et pourquoi
The Conversation
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July 9, 2025
Longtemps reléguée à un savoir-faire domestique ou à un artisanat rural peu valorisé, la vannerie connaît aujourd’hui un regain d’intérêt en Afrique, à la croisée des enjeux culturels, économiques et environnementaux. La vannerie est l'art de...
Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it’s poisoning the people who use it
The Sentinel Colorado
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July 9, 2025
KEDOUGOU, Senegal | The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of the silvery liquid into a plastic bucket of muddy sediment outside her home in southeastern Senegal....