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…
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”…
Senegal’s new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, pledged to tackle corruption and use the West African nation’s resources to improve the living conditions of its citizens,…
Senegal’s new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, pledged to tackle corruption and use the West African nation’s resources to improve the living conditions of its citizens,…
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…
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…
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…
Senegal is gearing up for elections – something that was far from certain just a month ago. More than seven million people in the West…
NewsFeedAfter months of political chaos, deadly protests and fears of a president trying to cling to power illegally, Senegal’s delayed election is due to go…
Freedom for Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye could dramatically alter the election race. Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from prison,…
Senegalese voters have a crowded field of 19 candidates to pick from when they vote this month to elect a new leader to replace President…
In a surprising turn of events that has sent shockwaves through West Africa, Senegal, long celebrated as a pillar of stability and democratic governance in…
BREAKINGBREAKING, The vote was scheduled to take place on February 25. Senegal’s President Macky Sall has postponed the presidential election that was scheduled to take…
On Dakar’s long Hann Bay beach, a lone figure with a shovel and wheelbarrow tirelessly picks up mounds of rubbish in such quantities that the…
Opposition leader’s now-dissolved party says he was admitted for emergency care to a hospital in downtown Dakar. A Senegalese opposition leader who has been on…