Senegal

Senegal

• Senegalese man dies after setting himself on fire

  Authorities in Senegal say a man has died after setting himself on fire outside the presidential palace. Radio station RFM reported that the man had ... 

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  Dakar mosque lit up for Christmas in Senegal

  After prayers at the mosque, Ibrahim Lo is off to do some last-minute Christmas shopping. Soon he is eyeing the rows of dolls wrapped in plastic bags ... 

• Worries grow in east Congo with fighter buildup

  Aid workers warned Wednesday that armed groups are setting up new front lines in and around the city of Goma in eastern Congo, where the U.N. said it ... 

• Senegal gov't adopts law to try ex-Chad dictator

  Senegal's national assembly adopted a much-anticipated law on Wednesday which creates a special tribunal to try ex-Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, the ...