Faada Freddy has a message for Senegal’s leaders: If they don’t keep their promises they can expect a tightly rhymed tongue-lashing from his fellow rappers. The threat is more intimidating than it ...

The father of Senegalese gangsta rap for the past 15 years and a dogged activist, the singer has been held in prison since 24 January for “spreading fake news and making death threats”. “No amount of ...

Educating the young is the key to ending female genital mutilation in African countries, where the practice is still deeply embedded in some communities, according to a campaigning Senegalese rapper ...