A fishing village in the outer suburbs of Dakar. Many pirogues set off from there to reach the Spanish territory of the Canary Islands, after an often deadly crossing. Baye Laye is captain of a ...

The journey from Senegal and poverty to Europe and supposed prosperity takes seven days by fishing boat. The Pirogue spends only about an hour on open water, but that's enough to convey the risks that ...

Tommie Lee Leonard, Jr., 25; Darryl D. Ancar, Jr., 26; Tyler Jacob Sylve, 22; Darrell Steven Sylve, Jr., 29; Emmett P. Barthelemy, 23; and Owen James Barthelemy, 32 ...

Greenpeace Africa closely follows developments in the incident that took place off the coast of Senegal. A clash between the industrial fishing vessel "Soleil 7" and an artisanal fishing pirogue from ...

Director Moussa Touré skillfully knits together a tale of 31 people trying to leave behind the poverty of Senegal and reach Spain in a pirogue — a not-so-seaworthy wooden canoe. It’s as sadly ...

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - Once a staple of Cajun living, the pirogue has evolved into a novelty item, largely replaced by plastic kayaks that can be purchased at outdoors stores and big-box retailers.