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How a village in Senegal is using solar energy to bring itself into the modern age | DW Documentary

Jun 30, 2025

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In a remote village in Senegal, a woman is using solar energy to bring progress. Against her husband’s wishes, she trains to become a solar technician. In doing so, she initiates a shift in patriarchal traditions. In the former Fulbe kingdom of “Fouta Toro” on the border between Senegal and Mauritania, there are villages so…