On a trip to Touba last Thursday, Senegal’s health minister told local journalists that he would be deploying 5,000 health ministry officials to Touba to monitor it and respond if necessary.

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The Grand Magal of Touba—as it is known in the local Wolof language—is one of the biggest religious events in Islam and takes place in Touba, Senegal's second-most populous city. It celebrates ...

Some of the younger Baye Fall were panhandlers that would request cash or that I buy them rice or sugar for their Cafe Touba. They were Sufis, or mystics, in West Africa, a fascinating side of ...

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims descended on Senegal's holy city of Touba for the annual Magal festival over the weekend. The Magal is a holy day for the Mouride sect, which overwhelmingly ...

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Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims descended on Senegal's holy city of Touba for the annual Magal festival over the weekend. The Magal is a holy day for the Mouride sect, which overwhelmingly ...