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Senega's local Ladoum sheep are among the most expensive in the world, due to their majestic features and beauty.
Sadio Mane is the embodiment of the dreams of millions of young Africans, emerging from a small village in Senegal to play at the highest level in Europe and become an international icon.
More than 70 migrants have been living in a cramped basement below a furniture store in South Richmond Hill, Queens — where beds are so in demand that only half can sleep there at one time, city ...
Senegal’s new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, pledged to tackle corruption and use the West African nation’s resources to improve the living conditions of its citizens.
At InterFaith Works of CNY, Mohamed Thiam helps refugees and immigrants find job stability in the region. He remembers what it's like to start over.
He breeds animals for a living, including pigeons, and grew up raising what he calls “local sheep” – the ubiquitous average-sized sheep in Senegal that are bred for meat – with his father. He started ...
Gay Muslim men living with HIV in Dakar face persecution such as violence and incarceration due to their sexuality. Many are socially isolated, often because of religious or political factors, despite ...
Named after Ousmane Sarr, a veteran park ranger who dedicated his life to protecting Niokolo-Koba's endangered species, the elephant steps silently into view in the black-and-white footage. His large ...
But the high cost of living is really prominent in people's minds. And unemployment, underemployment, and really just the lack of opportunities in a country where the median age is just over 18.
Senegal President Macky Sall unveiled a relief plan worth about 500 billion CFA francs ($762 million) to ease pressure on millions of households struggling with surging inflation. The measures to ...
As Senegal heads to the polls, voters are increasingly focused on the country's soaring cost of living and rising unemployment, demanding solutions from candidates in the upcoming elections.
Welcome to one of Senegal's most anticipated beauty pageants – not for humans but for the locally bred Ladoum, the equivalent of a Ferrari among the woolly creatures.      The annual contest featured ...