October 15

• West Africa: Riot Stops Play as Côte d'Ivoire Beats Senegal in Afcon Qualifier

  A riot erupted at Dakar's football stadium on Saturday as Senegal was eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations, losing two-nil to Côte d'Ivoire. Fires were started, stones... Read more »

October 13

• Senegal: Hollande Promises to Give Colonial-Era Massacre Archives to Senegal

  France is to hand over its archives on a massacre of African soldiers fighting for France in World War II to Senegal, President François Hollande announced on his visit to... Read more »

October 11

• West Africa: African French-Speakers Set to Dominate

  The Secretary General of the Francophonie organisation which groups together French-speaking nations around the world, says that 85 per cent of French speakers around the world... Read more »

August 25

• Senegal: Senegalese Man Leaves Suitcase With 27,000 Euros on Paris Train

  A man from Senegal has been reunited with a suitcase containing almost 27,000 euros after leaving it on a train near Paris. Read more »

July 15

• Africa: African Union Summit Opens in Addis Ababa

  African Jihadism is gripping Africa, said African Union Commission Chairperson Dr. Jean Ping at the opening of the 19th AU Summit in Addis Ababa on Sunday. Read more »

July 2

• Senegal: Voters Head to Polls in Parliamentary Elections

  Senegal lined up to vote in the parliamentary elections on Sunday, with hopes to bring in a majority for President Macky Sall's government. Voters were slow to hit the polls,... Read more »

April 19

• Senegal: France Signs Defence, Aid Deals With Sall

  France has signed defence and aid deals with Senegal's newly elected President Macky Sall, who visited Paris on Wednesday. Sall promised transparency and development and called for... Read more »

April 3

• Africa: African Press Review 3 April 2012

  The on-going crisis in Mali is still very much in the news, but it is not the only big story. Read more »

March 27

• Senegal: Official Results Show Sweeping Win for Sall in Election

  Official results from Senegal's election show Macky Sall won with 65.8 per cent, a crushing victory over outgoing president Abdoulaye Wade who trailed with 34.2 per cent. Read more »

• Senegal: African Press Review 27 March 2012

  Pride of place goes to Senegal this morning, where the daily newspapers are still struggling to deal with the reality of life after Abdoulaye Wade. Read more »

March 26

• Senegal: Sall Is New President As Wade Admits Defeat

  Thousands of people took to the streets of the Senegalese capital Dakar Sunday night to celebrate the victory of opposition candidate Macky Sall who defeated President Abdoulaye... Read more »

March 25

• Senegal: Calm Prevails as Voters Go Back to Polls

  Long lines looped around voting stations across Senegal, as the country prepared to vote in a run-off election Sunday to choose a new president. Read more »

February 27

• Senegal: Second Round of Presidential Election Likely

  Unofficial results suggest that Senegal's presidential election will go to a second round, as it seems unlikely that any candidate has garnered the required 50 per cent of votes... Read more »

February 26

• Senegal: Diaspora Vote in Paris

  Paris's Senegalese community flooded offices set up in the city's northern suburbs on Sunday, to vote for a new president in Senegal's contentious elections. President Abdoulaye... Read more »

February 25

• Senegal: France Urges Wade to Pass On Power

  France's Minister of Foreign Affairs Alain Juppé spoke out about Senegal on Saturday, ahead of the country's tense presidential elections. He said that another win by... Read more »

February 22

• Senegal: Obasanjo Arrives in Dakar as Senegal Presidential Row Rages On

  As the bitter dispute between Senegal's incumbent president, Abdoulaye Wade, and the opposition coalition, M23, raged on, African Union observers' team chief Olusegun Obasanjo... Read more »

February 20

• Senegal: Opposition Call New Anti-Wade Protest After Dakar Death

  Senegal's opposition has called for fresh protests on Monday after a week of clashes over President Abdoulaye Wade standing for reelection that has seen two deaths. A man was... Read more »

January 30

• Senegal: Court Appeal Ruling Says 'Yes' to Wade, 'No' to N'dour

  France says it regrets that not all sides are to be represented in Senegal's presidential election due 26 February after the Constitutional Council on Sunday upheld its decision to... Read more »

January 29

• Senegal: Opposition in Call for Popular Resistance to Wade

  Senegal's opposition has called for popular resistance against President Abdoulaye Wade following violence after a top court said the octogenarian could run for a third term. Read more »

January 28

• Senegal: Riot Police Seal Capital After Night of Violent Protest

  Riot police cordoned off streets in Senegal's capital, Dakar, on Saturday after a night of violent riots that erupted when a court cleared octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade to... Read more »

January 26

• Senegal/Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Overperforms, Team Outclassed On a Soggy Pitch

  Here are five things we learnt from the second round of games in Group A at CAN. Read more »

December 21, 2011

• Senegal: Casamance Rebels Attack Army Base

  The Senegalese army says separatist rebels attacked its Diégoune barracks in the southern province of Casamance on Tuesday. Read more »

October 28, 2011

• Senegal: Biofuels Boost Land-Grab Conflict in Country

  A biofuels project in northern Senegal has triggered violent clashes between villagers, leaving one person dead and two seriously wounded. Read more »

July 10, 2011

• Chad: UN Urges Senegal to Reverse Habre Extradition

  UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has urged Senegal to reconsider sending Chad's former dictator Hissene Habre back to his home country to face justice for alleged atrocities. Read more »

July 9, 2011

• Chad: Senegal to Send Habre Back for Trial

  Senegal is to send former Chadian dictator Hissene Habré back to his home country after two decades in exile where he faces the death sentence. Read more »