Senegal

How sport is giving some young women in India a way out of child marriage and allowing them to be seen. Officially, the practice of child marriage is illegal in the country. But UNICEF estimates that over 200 million girls and women in India have been married before they turned 1 ...  Show more

On Christmas Day 2025, the US carried out missile strikes on suspected Islamist militants in Nigeria. They came after President Trump said he would intervene to protect Christians amid controversial claims of a “Christian genocide” in the country. The Nigerian government rejects ...  Show more

The name Highlife is thought to have been coined in the early 20th Century when people on the streets outside clubs reserved for the Gold Coast elite observed the elegant clothes and dancing of the customers inside. Dance band Highlife is just one element of the music which has s ...  Show more

Aishah, RD and Prem do some research on some lesser know countries who are stealing the ball at the World Cup! Today - Senegal! 

Fela Kuti was a musician and activist who pioneered the jazzy, uniquely West African genre of Afrobeat. His musical testing ground, political pulpit and spiritual home was a nightclub he created in Lagos, The Afrika Shrine. A venue at the heart of his community that would welcome ...  Show more

Le tout premier Festival des chants s’est déroulé il y a 100 ans en Lituanie et depuis cette tradition de réunir des milliers de choristes sur une scène ne s’est pas perdue. Ces célébrations des chants et danses baltes sont même inscrites depuis 2008 sur la liste du patrimoine mo ...  Show more