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From Our Own Correspondent: The boys sent out to beg on Senegal's streets

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(Image: Senegalese children speak to a motorist in a street of Guediawaye, near Dakar, as they beg for money or food.)

21/10/2023 GMT

The boys sent out to beg on Senegal's streets

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, The boys sent out to beg on Senegal's streets

Some Senegalese daaras, or religious schools, are accused of neglect and abuse of pupils.

A hard life for pupils at Senegalese daaras (religious schools); Poland's votes for change; Sydney Opera House turns 50; is the future all-female for turtles in Cape Verde?

Pascale Harter introduces insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, reporters and writers from around the world.

Hundreds of thousands of boys in Senegal attend religious schools called 'daaras'. While many provide good care and opportunities, pupils at some are 
sent out every day to earn their keep by begging. Poorer parents say this system can be their sons' best chance of education, but can unwittingly send their children to schools hiding neglect and abuse. Sam Bradpiece investigates life for the pupils, and runaways, on the streets of Dakar.

Poland's recent election saw a record voter turnout - especially among the young. Sarah Rainsford has been speaking to some of the people who were willing to queue for hours in the cold to make their voices heard and to call for change in the country's government.

The swooping curves and white-tiled 'sails' of Sydney Opera House are recognised around the world. The building has just turned 50 and is seen as a glory of 20th-Century architecture - as well as an international icon. Nick Bryant reflects on its long journey from drawing board to concrete reality - and how truly symbolic it is of Australia. 

And on the sandy beaches of Cape Verde, Rob Crossan watches a female loggerhead turtle lay more than 70 eggs - and hears why nearly all of them are likely to hatch out as females. Is the future of the species in greater danger than ever before?

(Image: Senegalese children speak to a motorist in a street of Guediawaye, near Dakar, as they beg for money or food. Credit: Seyllou/AFP via Getty Images)

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