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In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, this beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In a classroom at the House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Thiam claps her hands in time with a beat she created on her computer. ...
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Senegalese women take aim at polluting countries in march for climate justice

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — About 50 Senegalese women climate activists hit the streets of Dakar Saturday to demand climate justice ahead of COP29 in a march held annually since 2021, but that organizers ...
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Senegal baskets are all the rage so why aren't craftswomen seeing the profits?

Senegal baskets are very popular on the international market but the women who make them aren't receiving the profit. Now ...

Senegal baskets are hot, but women weavers ask where's the money?

The price for authentic handmade Senegalese baskets can be astronomical abroad, with little of the markup going to the weavers.
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Hit by COVID, Senegal’s women find renewed hope in fishing

BARGNY, Senegal — Since her birth on Senegal’s coast, the ocean has always given Ndeye Yacine Dieng life. Her grandfather was a fisherman, and her grandmother and mother processed fish. Like ...
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In Senegal's thriving hip-hop scene, this beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table

DAKAR, Senegal — In a classroom at the House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Thiam claps her hands in time with a beat she created on her computer. “You ...