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Peace Progresses in Senegal's Casamance Region After 40-Year Conflict
Following a February 23rd peace agreement between Senegalese authorities and the MFDC rebels, peace is largely restored in Senegal's Casamance region, with displaced populations returning and resuming normal activities, although some challenges remain.
Peace Progresses in Senegal's Casamance Region After 40-Year Conflict
Following a February 23rd peace agreement between Senegalese authorities and the MFDC rebels, peace is largely restored in Senegal's Casamance region, with displaced populations returning and resuming normal activities, although some challenges remain.
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44% Bias Score
Banania's Racist Mascot: A Legacy of French Colonialism
French chocolate drink Banania, launched in 1914, used a racist caricature of a smiling African soldier as its mascot, reflecting and reinforcing French colonial attitudes, but faced criticism and calls for change after decolonization.
Banania's Racist Mascot: A Legacy of French Colonialism
French chocolate drink Banania, launched in 1914, used a racist caricature of a smiling African soldier as its mascot, reflecting and reinforcing French colonial attitudes, but faced criticism and calls for change after decolonization.
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28% Bias Score
Mali's AfroBasket Semi-Final Victory Signals Generational Rise in African Basketball
Mali's men's basketball team defeated Senegal 88-80 in the AfroBasket semi-final, a victory signifying a generational rise for Malian basketball and a potential shift in African basketball's power dynamics, fueled by a long-term investment in youth development programs.
Mali's AfroBasket Semi-Final Victory Signals Generational Rise in African Basketball
Mali's men's basketball team defeated Senegal 88-80 in the AfroBasket semi-final, a victory signifying a generational rise for Malian basketball and a potential shift in African basketball's power dynamics, fueled by a long-term investment in youth development programs.
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36% Bias Score
Mali and Senegal Advance to FIBA AfroBasket Semifinals
In the FIBA AfroBasket 2025 quarterfinals in Luanda, Angola, Mali overcame Cote d'Ivoire 102-96 in overtime, while Senegal defeated Nigeria 91-75, securing semifinal berths. Senegal's Brancou Badio led with 32 points, and Mali's Siriman Kanoute's two three-pointers proved crucial in overtime.
Mali and Senegal Advance to FIBA AfroBasket Semifinals
In the FIBA AfroBasket 2025 quarterfinals in Luanda, Angola, Mali overcame Cote d'Ivoire 102-96 in overtime, while Senegal defeated Nigeria 91-75, securing semifinal berths. Senegal's Brancou Badio led with 32 points, and Mali's Siriman Kanoute's two three-pointers proved crucial in overtime.
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12% Bias Score
Senegal's "Schools for Husbands" Improve Maternal Health
In Senegal, a UN-backed program educates men on positive masculinity, improving women's healthcare access by increasing male involvement and leading to reported behavioral changes among participants, reducing maternal and infant mortality.
Senegal's "Schools for Husbands" Improve Maternal Health
In Senegal, a UN-backed program educates men on positive masculinity, improving women's healthcare access by increasing male involvement and leading to reported behavioral changes among participants, reducing maternal and infant mortality.
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44% Bias Score
Serigne Mouhamadou Mourtada Mbacké: Expanding Mouridism Globally
Serigne Mouhamadou Mourtada Mbacké, born in 1927 and son of Serigne Touba, significantly expanded Mouridism globally through extensive travels, establishing dahiras and fostering conversions, while also creating educational and employment opportunities.
Serigne Mouhamadou Mourtada Mbacké: Expanding Mouridism Globally
Serigne Mouhamadou Mourtada Mbacké, born in 1927 and son of Serigne Touba, significantly expanded Mouridism globally through extensive travels, establishing dahiras and fostering conversions, while also creating educational and employment opportunities.
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40% Bias Score
Senegal Forms New Government Amid Economic Crisis
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal appointed a new government on September 6th, 2024, replacing the Ministers of Justice and Interior, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, due to an inherited difficult economic situation and criticism of slow judicial investigations.
Senegal Forms New Government Amid Economic Crisis
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal appointed a new government on September 6th, 2024, replacing the Ministers of Justice and Interior, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, due to an inherited difficult economic situation and criticism of slow judicial investigations.
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44% Bias Score
Senegal's $6 Billion Debt Crisis Halts Construction, Strains Economy
Senegal faces a \$6 billion debt crisis, causing a construction standstill and economic slowdown, forcing the new government to implement austerity measures and seek solutions without external loans.
Senegal's $6 Billion Debt Crisis Halts Construction, Strains Economy
Senegal faces a \$6 billion debt crisis, causing a construction standstill and economic slowdown, forcing the new government to implement austerity measures and seek solutions without external loans.
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28% Bias Score
Senegal: Landmark Whistleblower Protection Law
Senegal's parliament recently examined a bill providing legal protection for whistleblowers, a first for Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to combat corruption and promote transparency, following President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's campaign promise.
Senegal: Landmark Whistleblower Protection Law
Senegal's parliament recently examined a bill providing legal protection for whistleblowers, a first for Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to combat corruption and promote transparency, following President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's campaign promise.
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12% Bias Score
Dakar Floods: Spatial Reorganization Urged for Systemic Solution
Engineer Selbé Ndiémou Diouf proposes a spatial reorganization of Dakar, Senegal, to combat recurring floods, advocating for an integrated approach aligning urban planning, water management, and agriculture within the National Urban Planning Plan and Vision Senegal 2050.
Dakar Floods: Spatial Reorganization Urged for Systemic Solution
Engineer Selbé Ndiémou Diouf proposes a spatial reorganization of Dakar, Senegal, to combat recurring floods, advocating for an integrated approach aligning urban planning, water management, and agriculture within the National Urban Planning Plan and Vision Senegal 2050.
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24% Bias Score
Dakar Coastal Erosion Crisis: Urgent Relocation Recommended
Due to severe coastal erosion exacerbated by climate change, Meteorologist Aïda Diongue Niang urges the relocation of residents from vulnerable low-lying coastal areas in Dakar's Mbao, Thiaroye-sur-mer, and Hann Bel-air, citing the Saint-Louis relocation as a model.
Dakar Coastal Erosion Crisis: Urgent Relocation Recommended
Due to severe coastal erosion exacerbated by climate change, Meteorologist Aïda Diongue Niang urges the relocation of residents from vulnerable low-lying coastal areas in Dakar's Mbao, Thiaroye-sur-mer, and Hann Bel-air, citing the Saint-Louis relocation as a model.
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36% Bias Score
Cincab Conference Highlights Mourides Women's Role in Education
The International Conference Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba (Cincab), held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on July 17-18, 2025, discussed the importance of Mourides women's education, emphasizing their role in spiritual transmission and community development, as advocated by Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba.
Cincab Conference Highlights Mourides Women's Role in Education
The International Conference Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba (Cincab), held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on July 17-18, 2025, discussed the importance of Mourides women's education, emphasizing their role in spiritual transmission and community development, as advocated by Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba.
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48% Bias Score
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