Tag: Senegal

11 Families in Senegal Welcomed Newborns. A Fire Left Them Devastated.

TIVAOUANE, Senegal — The baby boy did not yet have a name.He was only a day old on…

Senegal Hospital Fire Kills 11 Infants, President Says

At least 11 newborns were killed after a fire tore through a neonatal unit of a regional hospital…

In Senegal’s Former Capital, a Colonial Statue in Hiding Is No Longer Welcome

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal — For more than a century, the French general who shaped Senegal’s former capital was hailed…

Former French Colonies in Africa Demand a Reset

BAMAKO, Mali — Many French guests came through the guesthouse where El Bachir Thiam worked as a security…

Amid Coups and Covid, Africa Focuses on What’s Most Important: Soccer

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — She had watched some of the matches secretly, volume turned down low so that nobody…

Africa Cup of Nations: Soccer Tournament Offers Joy Amid Coups and Covid

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — She had watched some of the matches secretly, volume turned down low so that nobody…