Senegal’s “Mister 15%” Goes to Jail
Karim Wade, the son of Senegal's former president, is emblematic of how Abdoulaye Wade's family made the state their personal property.
Karim Wade
The Villain Is Back
Senegalese president, Macky Sall, is so unpopular that the PDS party of Abdoulaye Wade and Y’en a Marre - sworn enemies - agree on things.
On Sunday night, Aminata Touré was named Prime Minister of Senegal
On Sunday night, Aminata Touré was named Prime Minister of Senegal. True to Touré’s style, she
Enough is enough
Senegalese collective who brought Abdoulaye Wade down reinvents media activism.
The Minister of Earth and Sky
Does the arrest of Karim Wade, the former president's son, mean “the time when one could pillage public goods is over” in Senegal?
The new type of Senegalese
One of the key groups that engineered the ousting of Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade - he wanted to change the constitution to stay in power - was a youthful grassroots social movement group founded by a collective of rappers.
The dancing Senegalese man
Senegal voted this weekend. Abdoulaye Wade is gone after 12 years. Macky Sall, once Wade’s protege
Dakar Hustle
http://vimeo.com/20927993 Video for spoken word from Senegalese rapper Keyti–remember him? Keyti was one of the stars