Global Hit: Tcheka

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Madeleine Bair reports on a young guitarist from the West African archipelago of Cape Verde. His name is Tcheka and he’s making his music known well beyond his homeland.

Tcheka

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Download MP3Madeleine Bair reports on a young guitarist from the West African archipelago of Cape Verde. His name is Tcheka and he’s making his music known well beyond his homeland.

Senegal’s traditional healers

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Jori Lewis reports that traditional medicine is big business in the West African nation of Senegal. Critics say regulation is needed, while others say traditional healers are their only hope. >>>Click here to view the audio slideshow

Ghanaians Await President Obama

President Barack Obama arrives in Ghana on Friday. The World’s Laura Lynch is already in the capital, Accra, getting a sense of how Obama-mania has gripped the West African nation.

West African crackdown on homosexuals

Correspondent Jori Lewis reports on how gay men in Senegal have become targets of violence and a government crackdown.
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