Islam spread to sub-Saharan Africa around the ninth century, but many Westerners are only now realizing how deep-seated the religion is in countries like Mali, Mauritania and Senegal. Last month, two ...

PIKINE, Senegal — On Senegal's peninsula, just west of Dakar, is a neighborhood that attracts hundreds of the country's most gifted musicians, artists and creatives. They all meet at Africulturban, a ...

To the ever-growing litany of unconventional public-health campaigns (sexy cancer advertisements! film festivals about excrement!) you can add one that even Simon Cowell might love: an American ...

World music icon Youssou Ndour says he plans to run in Senegal’s presidential election next month, challenging an 85-year-old incumbent whose plans to seek a third term have sparked violent protests.

Music fans in Senegal can now access their favorite songs at the touch of a fingertip thanks to a brand new service. MusikBi, which bills itself as the first legal music sales platform in Africa, ...

In 2005, heavy rains flooded neighborhoods around Dakar, Senegal, forcing tens of thousands of people out of their homes. It was the worst downpour in decades and Babacar Niang, a rapper also known as ...