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 ...

The once-prevalent tree with its meaty fruit has disappeared from all but one village in an area the size of Connecticut, as shifting rainfall patterns have made northern Senegal drier and hotter ...

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 ...

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 ...