Win grants President Bassirou Diomaye Faye a clear mandate to carry out ambitious reforms.Senegal’s ruling Pastef party has won a resounding victory in legislative elections,…
More than seven million people eligible to vote in the snap election, with jobs and rising prices on their minds.Polls have opened in Senegal’s parliamentary…
Bassirou Diomaye Faye on domestic and geopolitical challenges, five months into his presidency.Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Africa’s youngest elected leader, became Senegal’s president in April, weeks…
The president, citing reform roadblocks, said working with the opposition-led assembly had become difficult.Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved the opposition-led parliament, paving the…
Navy says search continues as many passengers from the vessel, which sank off the town of Mbour, remain missing.Senegal’s navy says it has found 17…
Nearly a year ago, West Africa seemed alarmingly on the verge of war. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was threatening “military intervention”…
Accidents involving Air Senegal, Corendon Airlines come as aircraft manufacturer in crisis over its poor safety record. Two Boeing 737 passenger planes have been involved…
What a difference three weeks can make. That was the time it took for Bassirou Diomaye Faye to go from prison to the presidency of…
The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has asked the European Commission to open an investigation into the mismanagement of…
Independence Day is a holiday that celebrates the country’s independence from France on April 4, 1960. In the 17th century, France had taken possession of the area around Dakar…
Senegal’s youngest president appoints ally and popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko as prime minister. Senegal’s new president has appointed firebrand politician and key backer Ousmane…
Senegalese leader, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has also started with well-coined linguistic phrases to win the hearts of the estimated 18 million population, African leaders and…
Dakar, Senegal – “Finally, we can breathe,” the cashier at the American Food Store supermarket in Dakar said while swiping a pot of Greek yoghurt…
Dakar, Senegal – For the traditional, small-scale fishermen of Ouakam Beach in Senegal’s capital Dakar, inequality is just a glance away. Adama Gueye, a 58-year-old…
The 44-year-old will be inaugurated to replace Macky Sall, who ruled the West African nation for 12 years. Senegal’s Constitutional Council has confirmed the presidential…
The full provisional results are expected to be confirmed by the Constitutional Council in the coming days. Opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye won more than…
Early results from Sunday’s presidential elections in Senegal show opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is in the lead, prompting his supporters to celebrate on the…
Opposition supporters take to streets in celebration but ruling coalition says a run-off will be needed to determine the winner. Supporters of Senegal’s presidential candidate…
Vote counting is under way in Senegal after a delayed presidential election that many hope will bring change after a turbulent political period that has…
Dakar, Senegal – Trust and power seem to converge in the hands of tax inspectors in Senegal, as the country is ready to vote in…