Actress Anne Diop's Racially Attacked Over Orange-Coloured Comic Book Role
This is Africa
Senegalese-American Anne Diop is experiencing racist backlash from fans for her role as DC Comic's Starfire. Her response has been: "I am here to remind you that whatever ugly and… Read more »
African Women Wonders - Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura Is the Most Powerful Woman in International Sports [analysis]
This is Africa
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, ranked number one on the Forbes 2018 Most Powerful Women in International Sports list, is determined that, on her watch, the… Read more »
High-Profile Terror Trial Speaks to an Emerging Threat in Senegal [analysis]
IRIN
Unlike other nearby West African countries like Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, Senegal has so far been spared a major attack by Islamist extremists. But experts say… Read more »
Results of the 2020 population and housing censuses must be used to inform development planning and decision-making
UNFPA in WCA
Dakar, Senegal – 27 July 2018: The results of the 2020 round of population and housing censuses must be analyzed, available, widely disseminated and timely utilized to inform… Read more »
Talks Promote Democracy, Civil Society Amid Global Turmoil [analysis]
SAIIA
Democracy, liberalism and civil society are under attack from authoritarian leaders worldwide, but their supporters are working hard to ensure they remain embedded in their… Read more »
UN Women Executive Director Visits Senegal to Put Women Farmers At the Heart of the Gender Equality Agenda
Africa Renewal
UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka begins today an official visit to Senegal, to highlight the importance women's economic empowerment in the agricultural sector,… Read more »
Senegal the Silver Lining to Continent's Dismal World Cup Showing [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
For the five African teams, Senegal, Nigeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt, the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia was a tournament of regret. Not even the fact that eventual champions… Read more »
