Mel BaileyJun 11, 20194 min readMismanaged Solutions To Senegal's Fishing ProblemsA fleet of colorfully painted pirogues docked along the shore at Yoff Tongor, a bustling fishing village in Senegal’s capital, was once a...
Mel BaileyJun 10, 20184 min readThe NRA and Black FacesThree months into 2018 and there have already been over 50 mass shootings in the United States. And once again, the National Rifle...
Mel BaileyJun 7, 20182 min read EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A PALM WINE GUYAs we walked along the only paved road that ran parallel to the river in search of “the palm wine guy,” the haze from the sweltering...
Mel BaileyJun 7, 20184 min readHOW CAN WE REALLY BRING STEM TO AFRICA? MORE IDEAS THAN ACTIONS AT #NEF2016 “It’s wrong to say African scientists have to only solve African problems. African scientists should help the world.”– David Sengeh of...
Mel BaileyJun 7, 20184 min readMALI’S BAZIN RICHE INDUSTRY IS BRINGING TRADITIONAL WEST AFRICAN WEAR TO THE WORLDBrightly colored fabric with a polish reminiscent of a freshly waxed car is cut and stitched daily to frame the bodies of “well dressed”...
Mel BaileyJun 7, 20183 min read FROM REFERENDUM TO RENAISSANCE, HOW SENEGAL PLANS TO MOVE FORWARDOn the first sunny day in March, a rally was held at the obelisk in Dakar where more than 300 Senegalese Muslims were in attendance. They...
Mel BaileyJun 7, 20183 min readCLASSROOM SHORTAGES IN SOUTHERN SENEGAL TURN PARENTS INTO BUILDERS“When we have to sell one of our cows, goats, lambs, or chickens, so our children can go to school, and then when they get there they’re...
