http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pierpoint Richard Pierpoint (Senegal 1744 - Canada 1838), also known as Black Dick and Captain Dick, was born about 1744 in Bondu, Senegal. When he was about sixteen he was captured and sold as a Slave. He survived the crossing of the Atlantic and was sold in New York to a British Officer named Pierpoint. It was ...

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Senegal, long held up as a great example of African democracy has it seems slipped into the mire of unreasonable corruption and despotism. What else could possibly explain the actions of President Abdoulaye Wade? Wade commissioned the building of the "African Renaissance", it was billed as Africa's Statue of Liberty, an artistic ...

Senegal/Rwanda: Star Targets Afro-Basket Title AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA 2005 FIBA Africa Championship (Afrobasket) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Boniface Ndong is eager to guide Senegal to their first continental championship ... See all stories on this topic Senegal's Téranga Lions play Oman, Iran in soccer friendlies Le Mali en ligne - Mali Dakar, Senegal - Senegal will play two soccer friendly ...

  Senegal-Bonus for rice farmers For Senegalese rice farmers like Pape Alioune Seck the food crisis is a blessing in disguise in a country that until recently imported three-quarters of this staple from Asia."Two years ago, the Senegalese rediscovered rice from the river valley," said the 32-year-old rice farmer. The change is answering the dreams of the domestic ...

Ofeibea Quist-Arcton tells the tale of two old soldiers from Senegal in West Africa. They are looking forward to a trip to France later this month to join in the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from German occupation in August 1944. But their fond memories are tinged with bitterness and ...

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