Last month around 100 people gathered in Dakar’s Obelisk Square wearing orange t-shirts, marching to end violence against women in Senegal. Their banners read #Nopiwouma, which means “I will not shut up” when translated from Wolof into English. HOW DID NOPIWOUMA BEGIN? According to Senegal’s National Statistics Agency, one in
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Senegalese wrestling: an ancient sport and modern day spectacle
Every Sunday at the Adrien Senghor Wrestling Stadium in Dakar, there is a knockout wrestling tournament with a grand prize that amounts to around a year’s average wages. In a country where half of the population live on less than $2 a day, wrestling is becoming a golden ticket for