Planting five million trees in the next three years in Casamance is the ambitious project launched by several environmental actors, with the goal of halting coastal erosion and the advance of salt tongue that threaten the southern coastline

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

Senegal's newly elected president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, appointed Ousmane Sonko as his prime minister; Sonko could not run for president because of a criminal conviction

Senegal's only female presidential candidate has little or no chance of winning in Sunday's election, but activists say her presence alone is helping to advance a decades-long campaign to achieve gender equality