Ibrahima and Oumar are 'talibe' - child slaves, forced to beg and steal for ... It has become a way of life in Senegal, where thousands of young boys - some only six or seven years old - are ...

A woman from Senegal described what’s at stake as the Trump administration targets immigrants for deportation. “We are not criminals,” the woman said. “We are not bad people.” ...

In 1793, in response to this demand, successful merchants built the Goree Warehouses, named after Senegal's Goree Islands ... brought an end to the British slave trade. Artist Samuel Austin ...

Since Senegal gained its independence in 1960 after more than three centuries of French rule, Gorée Island, home to the House of Slaves, has become a distinct memorial to the slave trade.

It was in sweet Senegal that my foes did me enthrall For the lands of Virginia-ginia O; Torn from that lovely shore, and must never see it more, And alas! I am weary, weary O! Torn from that ...