According to the WHO, voluntary depigmentation persists in the country, with a prevalence rate of 50%. Experts warn how the practice has become more common over the last 10 years
By reducing staff and access to treatment, the suspension of USAID and other funding threatens the country’s progress in HIV care
A lethal mix of cannabis and synthetic opioids up to 25 times more potent than fentanyl is causing dozens of deaths and has become a public health emergency in countries like Liberia and Sierra Leone
The heads of state of Cameroon and Uganda, who have been in power for 43 and 39 years respectively, have announced their candidacies for reelection
The Senegalese migrant risked his life to reach Marbella — a photographer who spotted his potential as a model changed it forever
The government is raising taxes and cutting public spending to address a $6 billion shortfall left by the previous administration
The New Orleans academic invites readers to discover his country’s past in his book ‘How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America’
The U.S. President has announced his tariff plan, however, he did not mention measures against Mexico or Canada
The director of the Senegalese Space Study Agency has just led the launch of the first Senegalese nanosatellite into space
A wave of sovereignty and the emergence of new actors such as Russia, China, and Turkey have pushed Paris out from its main zone of influence in the Sahel
An investigation by EL PAÍS with Lighthouse Reports reveals how Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia use European financing to detain and forcibly displace migrants and refugees. The victims are primarily Black people. The objective: prevent them from reaching Europe
A migrant boat with an inexperienced skipper left from Senegal and capsized in the Atlantic, leaving over 50 passengers dead, but nine survivors managed to change course and await rescue
A survey conducted by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance shows that, in 11 of 19 countries analyzed, less than half of voters think that the last elections were free and fair
The boat departed Zawiya, Libya with about 85 people on board, including some women and at least one small child. The motor broke sometime after departure, and they had been adrift for more than a week
With 75% of the population under 35 years of age, the nation grapples with social and political instability, shortcomings in the educational system and precarious work conditions, which drive many to seek opportunities elsewhere. Those who stay face the daunting task of forging ahead in an environment fraught with obstacles
The Irish journalist, who specializes in migration, is the author of ‘My Fourth Time, We Drowned,’ which was awarded the Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2022
The Elephants defeated Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday’s final to claim the country’s third title after wins in 1992 and 2015. It set off unbridled celebrations that lasted through the night
The Spanish capital’s airport has become a regular stopover for thousands of Senegalese and Mauritanians swapping canoes for a plane. Once they get to Central America, the goal is to enter the U.S., with or without papers
Sall says he signed a decree repealing the law that convened the electoral body just as campaigning was set to begin in one of West Africa’s most stable democracies
Since October 1, more than 5,000 people have landed on the islands, a figure that has forced the Spanish government to organize transfers to the mainland
Around 99% of doses that are administered on the continent are imported. To address this problem, vaccine manufacturing facilities in Senegal, Rwanda, and South Africa are showing interest in a technology that reduces production costs and gets around patent barriers
The westernmost island in Spain’s Canaries archipelago received over 1,200 people in two days fleeing from instability in Senegal, Mali and The Gambia
The new exhibition at the French National Immigration History Museum, which reopened in June, seeks to provoke reflection on French identity in a context of the rise of the extreme right
The continent has witnessed 10 uprisings by the armed forces in four years and promises of transition periods to make way for civilian governments are not being honored
A small vessel set sail from the coastal town for the Canary Islands before drifting for a month, leaving more than 90 dead and relatives to mourn those who departed
The West African country promotes baked goods made with native grains, to overcome the ups and downs of imports after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Aminata Touré, an economist and the former Prime Minister of Senegal, is running to become the first female president in the country’s 2024 elections
