In Niger, more children are turning up to class while hunger levels are down thanks to WFP school feeding programmes — “Last year we had lettuce, tomatoes and zucchini,” says Matar Mondou, the former director of the School of Wacha. “We have many banana trees now and we hope to plant onions, cabbage and tomatoes this year.”

A cold breeze off of the Atlantic whipped around the low rise sand brick homes occupying mid-town Dakar, as fear and anticipation sent a chill up the spine of those in the opposition party. …

In 2018 Senegal’s health budget increased by about 4 percent to 294 million dollars. Despite the increase, health related issues, namely instances of cervical cancer, still remain high relative to other developed nations. The World Cancer Research Fund ranks Senegal the country with the 15th highest incidence of cervical cancer…

The team at Baobab Entrepreneurship are a group of social entrepreneurs in Senegal providing workshops to help early stage startups reach that next level. Here are the 5 biggest mistakes they’ve seen working with young startups and how you can avoid them. Mistake #1: Not Talking to Your Customers When collaborating on a startup, team members…

Staying in business plans and theory and talk just won’t get you that far — Camille Kramer C., designer & co-founder at Baobab DAKAR, SENEGAL — A team of eight innovators is devoting itself to providing African entrepreneurs with the tools they need to launch thriving startups in Africa. …

Meet Anne Amuzu, CEO and co-founder of Nandi Mobile, an award-winning startup from Ghana that delivers custom mobile messaging services to area businesses. Watch her share her story of success and then check out her 5 steps to creating awesome products. Step 1: Know Your Customers Research and define your market. Then, test your…

“To the women doing this, there’s no female brain and male brain, we are all persons not just gender. Career and professions don’t have gender. It’s about your ability, not your gender. So if there is something you can do, you don’t have to look at who is in there…

SENEGAL — In Kaolack, one Muslim community is trying to push back against the rising commercialism of one of its most important religious holidays to preserve its cultural significance for future generations. “Tabaski is so stressful now, the men of the home have to pay for the lamb, and the…

From Left: Makhtar Ndiaye, Thierno Dicko, and Tayib Fall the creators/collaborators of NdadjeTweetUp, Senegal’s Largest Blogosphere SAINT-LOUIS, SENEGAL — “Want to talk about him? He’s a man’s man… And him, he’s one of the most progressive Facebook users in Senegal. Me, I’m just the passion behind it all,” Makhtar Ndiaye…