Senegal Election: Police and Protesters Clash
In the days leading up to the election, crowds protesting President Abdoulaye Wade's reelection were increasing.
In the days leading up to the election, crowds protesting President Abdoulaye Wade's reelection were increasing.
From Senegal to Djibouti, there is a plan to halt the advancing Sahara desert with a Great Green Wall of trees.
Reporting on reproductive health can lead reporters into a maze of facts and figures. A panel of experts offers advice on finding, interpreting and using data, without losing sight of the story.
Health experts consider legalized abortion in Africa a potential solution to one of the leading causes of death for women. But cultural taboos and colonial laws present challenges.
At the International Conference on Family Planning in Dakar, a new study suggesting that hormonal contraception shots may double the risk of women becoming H.I.V.-positive created a stir.
Photos from the Isle de Madaleine, an uninhabited island off the coast of Senegal.