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UN calls for Mali to probe alleged executions by army and Russian mercenaries
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — United Nations experts on Wednesday urged Malian authorities to investigate reports of alleged summary ...
BAL Sahara Conference preview: What to expect in Dakar
After a two-week break, the Basketball Africa League resumes play on Saturday in Dakar, Senegal, at 10:30 a.m. ET.
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Kriol Star stun hosts Dakar to claim emotional first BAL win
DAKAR, Senegal - Representing a nation of just over 500,000 people, Cape Verde's Kriol Star clinched their first ever Basketball Africa League (BAL) win by beating Sahara Conference hosts ASC ...
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Senegal top court rejects bid to lift amnesty for protest deaths
DAKAR - Senegal's top court has rejected a move by lawmakers to revise an amnesty law that would have paved the way for possible prosecutions over the deaths of dozens of protesters during anti ...
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Senegal: Slave Trade - Gorée Island and the 'Fragility of Freedom'
Located about 3 kilometers off Dakar, the capital city of Senegal, Gorée is a small island, only reachable by ferry. Its ...
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Congo’s government and rebels say they are working toward a truce in the east
A joint statement from Congo's government and a coalition of insurgents in the country’s east including the M23 rebels says ...
Police rescue 33 West Africans from a human trafficking scam in Ivory Coast
The international police agency Interpol says that police raids have rescued 33 West Africans from a human trafficking ring ...