Jori Lewis

The Importance of Phosphorus in the Global Food Supply

Phosphorus is a vital element for producing food and now its price is rising causing concern about both supply and pollution.

The Importance of Phosphorus in the Global Food Supply
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Cameroon battles brain drain

Cameroon battles brain drain
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Cane rats as delicacy

Cane rats as delicacy
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Uphill battle against poaching in Cameroon

Uphill battle against poaching in Cameroon
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Senegal farmers push local food movement

Senegal farmers push local food movement
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Lead Recycling Exacts High Price for Health

In the West African nation of Senegal, an informal recycling industry has poisoned children and left a neighborhood severely polluted. Residents caused the contamination by pulling apart car batteries to extract the lead. Jori Lewis reports.

Lead Recycling Exacts High Price for Health
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Economic struggle in Senegal

Reporter Jori Lewis meets a Senegalese family that relies on money from relatives working overseas. But as a result of the global recession, that money's drying up.

Economic struggle in Senegal
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Senegal's fishing crisis

People in the West African country of Senegal have made their living from the sea for generations. But overfishing has put the region's fish stocks in crisis. And the Senegalese are struggling to find a solution. Jori Lewis has this report.

Senegal's fishing crisis
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Senegal's traditional healers

Jori Lewis reports that traditional medicine is big business in the West African nation of Senegal. Critics say regulation is needed, while others say traditional healers are their only hope.

Senegal's traditional healers
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West African crackdown on homosexuals

Correspondent Jori Lewis reports on how gay men in Senegal have become targets of violence and a government crackdown.

West African crackdown on homosexuals