But in December, Senegal's vendors also peddle shimmering tinsel, metal ornaments, and plastic Christmas trees. Ndiaga Gueye sells Christmas trees for between $20 to 50, depending on the size.

“The different trees grow together. Senegal is the same – Diola, Mandinka, Wolof, Muslim and Christian. Living together. No problem,” says the resident guide, Amdou, who for a few coins will ...

About 94 percent of Senegal’s 14 million people are Muslim, but Christmas is everywhere. Street vendors hawk tinseled garlands, blow-up Santas, Christmas trees and ornaments. Giant candy canes ...

Given that Senegal's trees are disappearing, finding viable alternatives is a must, a Ministry of Energy official says. At least half of Senegal's 13 million people rely on wood and charcoal for ...

Africa’s answer to climate change is a proposed 4,000-mile long, nine mile wide wall of trees stretching from Senegal to Djibouti. Designed to stop encroaching desertification, some interpret the ...

DAKAR, Senegal — After his morning prayers at the mosque, 25-year-old Mamadou Aliou Ba puts on his Santa suit, the padded belly protruding from his thin, tall frame, and goes to work. He stands ...

Julie Falconer reports from a recent visit to Senegal, where she was able to experience ... Perched high in the branches of centuries-old baobab trees, the wooden chalets-in-the-air were the ...