DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A boat carrying nearly a hundred migrants hoping to reach Europe from Senegal ran aground on Tuesday morning in the capital city of Dakar, according to local authorities. The ...

DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a long wooden fishing boat known as a pirogue off the coast of Dakar on Tuesday as they attempted to reach Europe via a perilous ...

I've been in scores of bass boats, umpteen flat-bottom john boats, a handful ski boats, but just one pirogue. For those of you that don't know, a pirogue is a Cajun canoe. A lightweight, canoe-like ...

The pirogue was first spotted by fishermen who lent the occupants ... It’s a phenomenon that continues,” said Guèye, who cautioned migrants from making the risky journey. While most migrants leaving ...