The new hospital in Dakar will be 'delivered by the end of 2023'; with a budget of 91 million euro, it will be the main hospital in the capital

The 32nd Saint-Louis International Jazz Festival will open later this week, taking place 16-20 May in Place Baya and other venues; it will feature 31 international artists and include a Masterclass series on South African Jazz

After two weeks of negotiations, the State managed to acquire the library of Leopold Sedar Senghor, containing several hundred signed works, in Verson, Normandy, where the former president and poet owned a mansion

The Dakar Biennial, a prestigious month-long event dedicated to contemporary African art, will be postponed from May to November as newly elected authorities wish to wait for optimal conditions

Depigmentation, a common practice among some women groups in Senegal, links to cancer surge; Dr. Fatoumata Ly says there has been a 100% mortality rate of skin cancer patients due to depigmentation