Matt Ozug
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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The city of Nador, Morocco is Europe's southernmost border and a gateway for migrants from Africa in search of better opportunities. But attempting to cross that border can turn deadly. -
People from all over West Africa come to Rufisque in western Senegal to labor in the lettuce fields – planting seeds and harvesting vegetables. -
A cultural center in Senegal is creating a safe space where artists can use their platform to speak about climate change while also finding opportunities in the art and music scene. -
Yaram Fall is staunchly against people leaving Africa to build their lives elsewhere. "The development of Africa comes from its own people," she says. -
Mamadou Niang has decided he has no choice but to leave his native Senegal. Salinization has made it impossible to farm his family's land. -
Years of captaining a boat have shaped Pape Dieye's calm and reassuring presence in Senegal. These qualities have also caught the eye of people hoping to make the dangerous journey to Europe. -
The problem is as simple as it is devastating: the Atlantic Ocean is expanding into Senegal, and Saint-Louis is ground zero. Every year, the island loses a little bit of land to the sea. -
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Vox reporter Ian Millhiser about what could happen if the Supreme Court ends affirmative action for college admissions.
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Country music artist and activist Patrick Haggerty died Monday at age 78.
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D.H. Peligro, the longtime drummer for the iconic punk band the Dead Kennedys, died Friday at age 63.