The Xooy is a traditional divination ceremony among the Serer community, organized prior to the rainy season. During this long nocturnal gathering, master seers known as Saltigues step into a circle ...

From the desert to the ocean, from World Heritage sites to unspoilt islands, Senegal boasts a wide variety of landscapes and cultures that make it one of the most fascinating countries in West Africa.

Léopold Sédar Senghor (9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal (1960–80). Ideologically an African socialist, ...