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In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, this beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In a classroom at the House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Thiam claps her hands in time with a beat she created on her computer. ...
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Senegalese women take aim at polluting countries in march for climate justice

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — About 50 Senegalese women climate activists hit the streets of Dakar Saturday to demand climate justice ahead of COP29 in a march held annually since 2021, but that organizers ...
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Senegal baskets are all the rage so why aren't craftswomen seeing the profits?

Senegal baskets are very popular on the international market but the women who make them aren't receiving the profit. Now ...
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In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, this beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table

Thiam, 31, is a beatmaker, one of only a few women in Senegal who call themselves such. Their discipline is the art of “making beats, making rhythms,” Thiam says. She traces a line from American DJs ...