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Senegalese women take aim at polluting countries in march for climate justice

Nov. 02, 2024 18:03 PM EDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — About 50 Senegalese women climate activists hit the streets of Dakar Saturday to demand climate justice ahead of COP29 in a march held annually since 2021, but that organizers say is particularly pertinent this year. Participants yelled “Down with...

After migrant boat tragedy, Senegal's president vows sanctions against people smugglers

Sep. 12, 2024 07:51 AM EDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal promised severe sanctions against people smugglers during his visit on Wednesday to the town of Mbour, the departure point of a boat that capsized on Sunday, killing at least 37 people. “We will relentlessly track...