Yet it was rumors of such things that sent my husband and me from Dakar, where we were living, on a four-night trip to eastern Senegal last spring.

But it's possible both to meet fascinating people and to see animals in eastern Senegal.

Tambacounda is situated on the sparsely populated sahélien plains of eastern Senegal.

By dawn we were leaving Tambacounda, the main town of eastern Senegal.

Originating in the Mandinka invasion, Mali continued to expand, encompassing first eastern Senegal, and later almost all the present territory.

Kidira is a town in eastern Senegal, lying near the Malian border.

A group of 25 PAI guerillas entered eastern Senegal in 1965 trying to launch armed struggle against the government.

Young followers were recruited to settle marginal lands in eastern Senegal, found communities and create groundnut plantations.

One MP from eastern Senegal was elected from one of the various regional lists that contested the polls.

Goudiry is a town in eastern Senegal.