GOUDIRY, Senegal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Slumped on a bench in a village in southeast Senegal - which is lifeless but for the occasional bleating of goats and splutter of old motorcycles - ...

The school focuses on teaching men how to support women and challenge traditional gender norms. In Senegal, men who once upheld patriarchal norms are now promoting gender equality thanks to the ...

Senegal’s ejection of 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade at the polls Sunday is a resounding victory for African democracy. The loss ended his attempts to cling to power for a third term and ...

In Senegal, men who once upheld patriarchal norms are now promoting gender equality thanks to the country’s “schools for husbands” initiative. Imam Ibrahima Diane leads classes for “Schools for ...

I recently scrolled past an Instagram post that made me pause. It was about Senegal’s “school for husbands”, a United Nations-backed initiative where men are taught to share family responsibilities, ...