Senegal
Senegal sees dramatic COVID-19 surge as major holiday looms
By Carley Petesch and Yesica Fisch — July 19, 2021
BARGNY, Senegal (AP) — As millions in Senegal prepare for Tabaski, new confirmed cases have risen to a record of 738 on Friday and then nearly doubled overnight.
New research reconsiders writings of a Muslim slave and scholar
By Yonat Shimron — February 7, 2020
(RNS) — Multiple legends have grown up around Said since his death in 1864. Now two North Carolina university professors are translating and transcribing the scholar's writings and shedding new light on what he knew.
Conquering NBA fans’ hearts, Tacko Fall shows how sports bring us together
By Simran Jeet Singh — July 9, 2019
(RNS) — The love shown to a Senegalese Muslim basketball player — in a political moment of immense anti-immigrant, anti-black and anti-Muslim bigotry — shows us what a politically useful function sports can serve.
Rihanna defies religious group’s warning to stay away from Senegal
By Lauren Markoe — February 2, 2018
(RNS) — The singer arrived in Dakar, the capital of the mostly Muslim West African nation, despite accusations from the group that she is a Freemason and supports gay people — both serious transgressions in their eyes.
African religious leaders reject Obama’s call to decriminalize homosexuality
By Fredrick Nzwili — July 5, 2013
(RNS) Some clerics said Obama’s statements on gays spoiled the welcome religious leaders and their followers could have accorded the first African-American president.
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