• Loes Oudenhuijsen

There is a disconcerting resemblance between how some Senegalese talk about homosexuality and how they discuss COVID-19.

• Dionne Searcey

The author and journalist shares a reading list from her time as The New York Times' Bureau Chief for West Africa.

• Katie Kilroy-Marac

Did Frantz Fanon ask Léopold Sedar Senghor for a job in 1953? And what might have happened to postcolonial psychiatry in Senegal if Senghor had given him one?

• Daivi Rodima-Taylor
• Mustapha H. Kurfi
• Fallou Ngom

Ajami is the centuries-old practice in West Africa of writing other languages using the modified Arabic script. It is also more widely dispersed than we give it credit for.

• Loes Oudenhuijsen

How do queer women in Senegal navigate the simultaneous desires of same-sex intimacies, family life, societal expectations, and urban success?

• Loes Oudenhuijsen

Queer identities, widely accepted on the pitch in women's football, may be the way to challenge gender norms in some societies.

• Bamba Ndiaye

Election meddling may have sullied the reputation of Senegal as a beacon of democracy in West Africa, but a popular opposition candidate is giving hope for a new wave of Pan-Africanism in the region.

• Seynabou Diop
• Myles Cunningham
• Dylan Millson
• Katya Khalizeva

Beyond national elections, the Y’en a Marre political movement is changing Senegalese civic and political life for future generations.

• Baaba Maal

On the eve of Baaba Maal's first New York City concert in 8 years, Oumar Ba interviews him, asking about protest movements, the music business and Senegal.

• Max Nelson

The late Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambety once said his films are not based on premeditation or planning.

• Marame Gueye

Religious authorities in Senegal are organizing protests against a popular TV series. The outrage could be related to the challenges the series provokes of the "proper" place of women in society.

• Dave Glovsky

Ousmane Sonko is 44 years old. He finished third in Senegal's March 2019 presidential election, energizing young voters.

• Dave Glovsky

France no longer has an excuse to hold on to Senegal's cultural heritage. Senegal has a place for it.

• Boima Tucker

Harlem rapper Sheck Wes's star rises in the shadow of Dapper Dan and Cheikh Amadou Bamba.

• Andy Stafford

In 1968, France witnessed an extraordinary student uprising which changed politics. Morocco and Senegal did too, but we seldom talk about it.

• Jonathon Repinecz

Homosexuality continues to be a dangerous topic in Senegal. There, as in much of the African continent, heteronormative behavior is enforced with violence.

• Sean Jacobs
• Sebastian Abbot

Two of Africa's standout talents at Russia 2018--Moussa Wague and Francis Uzoho--were shaped by a football academy in Qatar. A new book tells that story.

• Laurent Dubois

For a long time most football fans experienced the game via the radio, making broadcasters cult figures. Like Allou Ndiaye in 1950s Senegal.

• Ndeye Debo Seck

Ndeye Debo Seck has lost interest in local club football in Senegal. It has a lot to do with how the local game is administered.

• Laurent Dubois

The Senegalese football jersey is a powerful symbol of nationhood and independence.