Stories
Written by Rita, from where she stands. New stories are added as they are lived — the ones marked “coming soon” are on their way.
22 September 2026 · 3 min read · Thiobo, Senegal
In Thiobo, while the peanuts come out of the ground, the women cook ochache in the village. At midday, the food goes out to the field — and everyone sits down together.
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17 September 2026 · 3 min read · Thiobo, Senegal
Ganikél: in the rainy season, nobody works their field alone. In Thiobo, the whole village goes from one family’s peanut field to the next — with the masks.
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16 September 2026 · 3 min read · Kédougou, Senegal
I’m Rita, a Bédik woman from Kédougou, Senegal. This is why I started Rita Bédik Daily — and what I want to show you.
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What does a country girl notice first when she arrives in a big city? The first chapter of my village-to-city journey.
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The dishes of my childhood, who cooked them, and why a meal is never just a meal.
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The first portraits of Meet the People: ordinary days, unexpected lives, told in their own words.
Get notifiedUpcoming story · Kédougou, Senegal
Your questions about my roots, my language and my home region — answered in my own words.
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From the first light to the last conversation of the evening — an ordinary day, and everything it holds.
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What I miss, what I love, what surprises me. And you — which one would you choose?
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The stalls, the smells and the people behind the food you find on the street.
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The Rita Letter
The things that don’t fit in a video: what happened behind the camera, the people I met, the questions you asked me — once a week or every two weeks, never more.
