Tag: Dakar
“On the wire”, arts and crafts weaves its links from Dakar to Paris
Between contemporary creation and traditional methods, the exhibition “On the thread: embroidery and weaving” exposes the wealth of Senegalese know-how and the humanist values of its artistic craftsmanship. An event…
Dakar, told by a hundred Senegalese artists in Aisha Deme’s book
Musical novelties and Gold sequence Each Friday, the emission is devoted to two stages of the music. And, our guest Aisha Deme, author of the book Dakar, nest of artists,…
The “Pink House”, a center for battered women in Dakar run by Frenchwoman Mona Chasserio
The story of Mona Chasserio begins in France with “Coeur de femmes”, a center to welcome women shattered by life. Twenty years later, she moved to Senegal and Dakar, in…
soldiers deployed in Dakar, Amnesty International considers the situation “very worrying”
Senegal is still under high tension after Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years for ” corruption of youth “. Since Thursday, the streets of Dakar and Ziguinchor have been…
In Dakar, an exhibition dedicated to the victims of the regime of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh
A traveling exhibition, that of the “Memory House” in Banjul, is stopping over in Dakar. This “house of memory”, opened in The Gambia in October 2021, is a place dedicated…
the mythical Orchestra Baobab celebrates its 50th anniversary in Dakar
The Senegalese group Orchestra Baobab celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, with a little delay. Still standing despite the disappearance of several members, he gave a concert in Dakar on…
the “Plastic Odyssey”, a plastic recycling awareness ship, is in Dakar
Plastic Odyssey, the ship that travels the world for three years to raise awareness about plastic pollution, is in Dakar. On board, a team of environmental enthusiasts and an on-board…
Dakar 2023: Qatari Nasser al-Attiyah crowned, car and motorcycle rankings
DAKAR 2023. Qatari Nasser al-Attiyah won his fifth Dakar rally-raid in the car category on Sunday January 15, at the end of the 14th and final stage of the competition…
Dakar 2023: the crash of Loeb in video, the classification
DAKAR 2023. Sébastien Loeb accumulates disappointments on a very lively Dakar 2023 in Saudi Arabia. After repeated punctures, the nine-time world rally champion made a mistake during the 5th stage,…
Punctures ruined Ekström’s Dakar day
The Swedish team with Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist finished in 17th place in Monday’s race. The Audi duo was a full 37 minutes behind Toyota’s al-Attiyah and lost heavily…