Senegal’s remote mangrove villages escape cannabis crackdown

Coming from a modest upbringing in Dakar, the 31-year-old Fanta Diallo became a prominent social figure by serving as the deputy mayor of the Senegalese Capital.

CBN backs initiative boosting cotton production.

Senegalese singer Thione Seck goes on trial in Dakar as he faces accusations of involvement in a counterfeit money scheme. "The charges have no legal merit," says Ousmane Seye, Seck's lawyer.

Meissa Fall has had a passion for bicycles since he was a young boy, Now 55, he's making a living from transforming rusted bicycles and motorbikes into works of art.

In a bid to improve cotton production capacity in Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) this week approved a fresh loan of N19.2 billion to fund nine cotton processing plants in the country. President of the National Cotton Association of Nigeria, Anibe Achimugu joins CNBC Africa to discuss what this fund means for Nigeria’s cotton industry.

In Bandia, there used to be a forest of baobab trees, but all that remains is a lunar landscape of abandoned craters. In Senegal, Plans to extend a cement plant that has been exploiting the subsoil for 20 years are causing local populations to fear even greater desolation.

Youths take to the streets and burn tyres in Dakar during a night of protests against the curfew reinstated to limit the spread of Covid-19. 'That's when I have to go to work. I am a father and I am prevented from working,' says a taxi driver.

Senegalese soldiers have taken control of several hectares of cannabis fields after a successful mission to capture rebel bases in the southern Casamance region. Troops deployed in the region supported by forces from neighbouring Guinea-Bissau, as fighting flared up in a long-dormant independence conflict.

Senegal's President Macky Sall calls for calm, after days of deadly clashes between opposition supporters and security forces in the usually tranquil West African state.

In a few weeks, the second season of the immensely popular reality TV show “Ferme Factory” (Farm Factory) will air across Senegal. But in contrast to the glitter and glamour usually associated with such shows, Ferme Factory is far from that: For four months, 20 contestants compete to get their hands as dirty as possible, facing various farming challenges, including both sowing and plowing. The winner is awarded with his or her very own farm, along with three years of agricultural training.

Names like Adidas and Burberry face a dilemma: either respect a boycott on cotton from China's Xinjiang region — reportedly produced using forced Uyghur labor — or lose access to the world's biggest consumer market.