Culture

Literary events / Cultural festival / Author discussions Dakar’s international literature festival returns for its fifth edition The highly anticipated Festival international de littérature de Dakar (FILID) is set to host its fifth annual edition at the prestigious Institut français du Sénégal. This year’s program promises an enriching series of literary exchanges, fostering dialogue and […]

young women in N’Djamena trapped by digital beauty standards The digital world is reshaping beauty ideals in N’Djamena, pushing young women into an exhausting cycle of comparison and self-doubt. Behind perfectly edited photos lies a growing mental health challenge.

While the introduction of the Train Express Régional (TER) brought significant upgrades, the essential character of Sénégal’s rail infrastructure remains unchanged. This deliberate preservation effort ensures that vital pieces of national history are both protected and celebrated. The colonial roots of Dakar and Rufisque stations The Dakar station, established in 1914, served as the primary […]

Arts Before pressing the shutter: how one photographer captures Mali’s humanitarian crisis To play this audio please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Meet Malian photographer Tiécoura N’Daou, whose exhibition “Mali: Personal Perspectives on the Humanitarian Crisis” recently concluded in Berlin. This week’s feature also shines a spotlight […]