A prominent hard-left French politician, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, is on a four-day visit to Senegal, becoming the first political figure from France to be received by the new ... Read more »
Public acclaim for Senegal's democracy is being followed by uncertainty about how President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his political mentor and now PM Ousmane Sonko might conduct ... Read more »
In a country whose presidents have held close ties with France, the former colonizer, Bassirou Diomaye Faye plans for a new national currency, breaking away from the ... Read more »
The ruling coalition's candidate, former Prime Minister Amadou Ba, has conceded defeat and congratulated his opposition rival Bassirou Diomaye Faye for winning the presidential ... Read more »
President Macky Sall said, during an interview, that the decision taken in February to postpone the presidential election was "in line with the rules and regulations" governing the ... Read more »
Thousands of supporters of Senegalese opposition leaders Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye rejoiced in Dakar as the pair emerged from prison, following their release an Read more »
Following weeks of protests against the government's decision to postpone the country's presidential election, President Macky Sall has announced March 24 as the new date for the ... Read more »
The embattled President presented the amnesty move as a way of reuniting the country after bouts of unrest that have killed dozens. Hundreds of opposition members have reportedly ... Read more »
The documentary, Dahomey, directed by Franco-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop, won the prestigious Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. The film follows the 2021 ... Read more »
Civil society organising protests against President Macky Sall's postponement of the February 25 polls have postponed their "silent march" after a ban by Dakar officials as Sall Read more »
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