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R&B singer Akon moves ahead with ‘Akon City’ in Senegal

By KRISTA LARSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo investigators examine the remnants of a house fire that killed five people in suburban Denver. Police have released a surveillance photo of three people believed to have started the fire. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert, File)

Denver police look for masked suspects in fire that killed 5

By THOMAS PEIPERT - Associated Press

This Internet wanted poster was released by the Denver Police Department on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, as they and federal investigators seek the public's help in finding a suspected arsonist of a house fire where five people were found dead in Denver on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Three people escaped the fire by jumping from the home's second floor. Authorities suspect the fire was intentionally set. (Denver Police Department via AP)

Reward offered in Denver fire that killed 5 from Senegal

By COLLEEN SLEVIN - Associated Press

Children wash sheep with soap before they are offered for sale for the upcoming Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, on the beach in Dakar, Senegal Thursday, July 30, 2020. Even in the best of times, many Muslims in West Africa scramble to afford a sheep to slaughter on the Eid al-Adha holiday, a display of faith that often costs as much as a month's income, and now the coronavirus is wreaking havoc on people's budgets putting an important religious tradition beyond financial reach. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Livestock prices stress Muslims in Africa ahead of Eid

By BABACAR DIONE and KRISTA LARSON - Associated Press

Serigne Mbaye prepares for his Dakar NOLA pop-up at New Orleans' Southern Food and Beverage Museum on Friday, June 12, 2020. (Todd A. Price/The Daily Advertiser via AP)

Chef plans to bring Senegalese cooking to Louisiana

By TODD A. PRICE and The American South by The USA Today Network - Associated Press

Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General displayed on a screen at the Environment Ministry as he delivers his speech at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Due to the coronavirus crisis, the conference will only be held digitally. (Michael Kappeler/Pool via AP)

UN chief:16 armed groups have responded to cease-fire appeal

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Chad’s ex-dictator granted home arrest amid virus threat

By CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb.4, 2014 file photo, former president of Olympic Marseille soccer club, Pape Diouf, poses after a press conference, in Marseille, southern France. Pape Diouf, who led the French soccer club from 2005-09, has died after contracting the coronavirus. He was 68. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)

1st virus death in Senegal is ex-French soccer club boss

By CARLEY PETESCH and JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

A Kenyan woman wears a surgical face mask on a busy street in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Friday, March 13, 2020. Authorities in Kenya said Friday that a Kenyan woman who recently traveled from the United States via London has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the first case in the East African country. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)

Several African nations roll out measures to fight virus

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 2020 testing kits are displayed on a worktop in Johannesburg where a workshop was held for delegates from across Africa on laboratory confirmation of COVID-19 in suspected human cases. Across Africa, steps are being taken to prepare for and to reduce the effects of the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

Africa readies for new virus as cases confirmed on continent

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2015, file photo, then-IAAF president Lamine Diack adjusts his headphones during a joint IOC and IAAF news conference on the site of the World Athletic Championships in Beijing. One of the biggest sports corruption cases to reach court is being heard in Paris. The trial will hear allegations that Russian athletes paid millions of dollars to cover up their suspected doping in order to compete at the Olympic Games in 2012 and other competitions. Accused recipients of the payments include Lamine Diack, who presided for nearly 16 years at track and field’s governing body. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Former IAAF president’s corruption trial opens in Paris

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

This Oct. 15, 2019 photo shows Mati Diop posing for a portrait in New York to promote her film &quot;Atlantics.&quot; Diop made history earlier this year as the first black woman to direct a film in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. (Photo by Scott Gries/Invision/AP)

The barrier-breaking ‘Atlantics’ heralds Mati Diop’s arrival

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

6 reported dead after tourist boat capsized off Senegal

By BABACAR DIONE - Associated Press

Senegal's Sadio Mane sets in dejection end the African Cup of Nations final soccer match between Algeria and Senegal in Cairo International stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 19, 2019. Algeria won 1-0. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Senegal loss a missed chance for Mane, more pain for Cisse

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Senegal's Sadio Mane applauds fans prior to the start of the African Cup of Nations semifinal soccer match between Senegal and Tunisia in 30 June stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, July 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

African Cup final much more than Mane vs. Mahrez

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Senegal's Cheikhou Kouyate, left, celebrates after he scored during the African Cup of Nations semifinal soccer match between Senegal and Tunisia in 30 June stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, July 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Senegal vs. Algeria, Mane vs. Mahrez in African Cup final

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Uganda's Bevis Kristofer Kizito Mugabi, left, and Senegal's Sadio Mane fight for the ball during the African Cup of Nations round of 16 soccer match between Uganda and Senegal in Cairo International stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Sadio Mane seeks his moment at the African Cup

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Senegal's Idrissa Gana Gueye scores during the African Cup of Nations quarterfinal soccer match between Senegal and Benin in 30 June stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Nigeria, Senegal in African Cup semis; VAR in spotlight

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Ivory Coast's Die Serey, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the African Cup of Nations group D soccer match between Namibia and Ivory Coast in 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Senegal, Ivory Coast through to last 16 at African Cup

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Algeria's Baghdad Bounedjah celebrates at the end of the African Cup of Nations group C soccer match between Algeria and Senegal at 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Sadio Mane’s Senegal loses to Algeria at African Cup

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press