Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions. On the edge of Senegal’s Cap Vert peninsula, a lush ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Lake Retba has lost its vibrant pink hue this wet season.

The waters of Senegal's Lake Retba are back to their famous pink hues three years after floods washed away their rosy tinge -- and businessfolk and tourists are thrilled. No sooner had the news hit ...

The bizarre color is caused by Dunaliella salina, a type of halophile greenmicro-algae, that is found in the water. Usually found in sea salt fields, such as in Lake Retba, the micro-algae appears ...

An aerial drone photo taken on April 6, 2025 shows tourists riding a sightseeing boat at the Lake Retba, also known as the Lac Rose, near Dakar, Senegal. (Xinhua) An aerial drone photo taken on April ...

Lake Retba, a coral-pink lake between white dunes and the Atlantic Ocean, is located less than an hour from Dakar, the capital of Senegal. During the dry season, the three square kilometre lake's salt ...

NIAGA, Senegal (Reuters) - On the shore of Senegal's Pink Lake, salt farmer Pape Sira Ba has raked in what he fears may be his last harvest. Extreme floods contaminated the 3-square-km lake five ...

The pink color comes from microorganisms called Dunaliella salina, which thrive in the extremely salty lake. The red pigment is D. salina‘s version of chlorophyll, allowing the organisms to collect ...

NIAGA, Senegal, Sept 9 (Reuters) - After days of torrential rain, salt miner Moussa Diare could only watch in despair as flood waters breached a meters-wide gap on the banks of Senegal's Pink Lake and ...

No sooner had the news hit social media when Julie Barrilliot, 20, bought a plane ticket to fly over from France. Widely known as the "Pink Lake," Retba is a magnet for tourists, lying 40 kilometres ...