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‘Women farmers are invisible': A West African project helps them claim their rights — and land
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Women farmers are invisible': A West African project helps them claim their rights — and land

Associated Press  

ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal — Mariama Sonko’s voice resounded through the circle of 40 women farmers sitting in the shade of a cashew tree. Across Senegal, women farmers make up 70% of the agricultural workforce and produce 80% of the crops but have little access to land, education and finance compared to men, the United Nations says. “Women farmers are invisible,” said …

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Tax inspectors to poultry boss: Senegal’s presidential candidates
9 months, 1 week ago

Tax inspectors to poultry boss: Senegal’s presidential candidates

Al Jazeera  

Senegalese voters have a crowded field of 19 candidates to pick from when they vote this month to elect a new leader to replace President Macky Sall in a tight election whose delay sparked concerns for the future of democracy in the West African country. The vote on March 24 will take place after Sall’s attempt to postpone the election, …

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The beekeepers of Sine Saloum: How all-women team tends to Senegal mangrove
10 months, 1 week ago

The beekeepers of Sine Saloum: How all-women team tends to Senegal mangrove

Al Jazeera  

Experts say the management model can be adopted by communities across Senegal and elsewhere in the world. “Bees and honey protect the mangrove,” says Sonko, president of the cooperative Mboga Yaye, which means “a good Serrer” in the local language of the Serrers, the main ethnicity in the mangrove-rich delta of Sine Saloum. “A degrading mangrove means you degrade the …

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Senegalese women fear rights setback over Sonko rape trial
1 year, 6 months ago

Senegalese women fear rights setback over Sonko rape trial

Al Jazeera  

The high-profile case involving opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has dismayed feminists as they await a verdict. “This trial is a huge setback that will leave its mark on the history of women’s rights,” said Aminata Libain Mbengue of the Feminists’ Network of Senegal. “She has lost all freedom.” Victim-shaming and culture of silence Activists said the trial has left the …

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