DAKAR: Eight months after her arrest, a heavily pregnant detainee was escorted into court in Senegal's capital Dakar for the start of a trial for her involvement in a counterfeit money scheme. The 42-year-old had spent the bulk of her pregnancy in overcrowded prison cells, sharing
SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal: The small mounds of sand that dot the beach in northern Senegal blend into the terrain. But thick rope juts out from beneath the piles. Pieces of black plastic bags are scattered nearby, and green netting is strewn on top. That’s how residents in
Diamniadio Senegal: When Mohamed was hired at the construction site for the United Nations’ new West Africa headquarters in Senegal, he was proud to say he would be working "not only for Africa, but for the world." The 25-year-old Sierra Leonean was a plumber on the