Guinea Bissau: Son of Former Guinea-Bissau President Jailed in US for Drug Trafficking

The son of a former president of Guinea-Bissau was sentenced to more than six and a half years in prison for involvement in a transnational heroin trafficking conspiracy, the US… Read more »

Senegal: Results Confirm Faye's Large Win in Senegal Presidential Elections

Anti-establishment figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye has comfortably won the Senegalese presidential election with 54.28 percent of votes in the first round, official provisional… Read more »

Senegal: From Prisoner to President - Bassirou Diomaye Faye to Become Senegal's Youngest President

Only two weeks ago, Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sitting in a prison cell. Faye was arrested almost a year ago for "spreading false news, contempt of court, and defamation of a… Read more »

Senegal: Macky Sall's Candidate Concedes Defeat in Senegal Election

Senegal's governing coalition candidate Amadou Ba conceded defeat on Monday, against opposition rival Bassirou Diomaye Faye after Sunday's elections. This brings President Macky… Read more »

West Africa: Senegal Votes for Its Next President in Long-Awaited Election

Voters in Senegal go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in an unpredictable race. It follows three years of political crisis, including fierce protests over the… Read more »

Senegal: Opposition Candidate Takes Early Lead in Presidential Election

Supporters of opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye were celebrating in the streets of Senegal early on Monday after provisional results in the presidential election suggested… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Economy 'In Hands of Women' Warns Female Presidential Hopeful

With promises of boosting the economy and gender equality, business leader Anta Babacar Ngom is the only woman vying for the Senegalese presidency in this Sunday's polls. She told… Read more »

Senegal: Hundreds of Observers Muster to Make Sure Senegal's Presidential Vote Is Fair

Senegal votes on Sunday in a presidential election that is expected to be the most tightly contested in years. Before polls opened, a team of a thousand observers drawn from civil… Read more »

Senegal: Former PMs and a Lone Woman Among Contenders in Senegal's Crisis-Hit Vote

Following a hurried two weeks of campaigning, Senegal's delayed presidential election is set for this Sunday - with more than 7 million people registered to vote for a record 18… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Opposition Hopes Promise of New National Currency Will Win Votes

The economy is expected to prove a key issue in Senegal's upcoming general elections. With campaigning for the 24 March polls in full swing, the opposition coalition says replacing… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Sonko Takes Election Campaign to the South

Senegal's charismatic opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his coalition's presidential candidate flew to the south of the country Saturday, pressing on with their election campaign… Read more »

Senegal: Thousands Celebrate Release of Senegalese Opposition Leaders Ahead of Election

Thousands of supporters of the Senegalese opposition leaders Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye were celebrating on Friday after the pair emerged from prison in Dakar. Read more »

Senegal: Young Senegalese Forced Abroad By Dual Economic and Political Crises

As young people quit Senegal amid mounting economic and political hardship that has seen universities close and jobs dry up, local charities have moved in to stem the exodus by… Read more »

West Africa: Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to Launch Anti-Jihadist Force

Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have agreed to set up a joint force to tackle security threats across their territories. Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Sets March Date for Delayed Presidential Polls, but Confusion Prevails

Senegalese President Macky Sall has said delayed presidential elections will be held on 24 March after the country's top court found it would be unconstitutional to hold the vote… Read more »

Liberia: Former Liberian Rebel Commander Appeals Life Sentence for War Crimes

Former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara will on Tuesday begin his appeal against a life sentence handed down by a Paris court in 2022 for complicity in crimes against… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Activists Denounce New Bill That Makes Identifying As LGBTQ+ a Crime

Ghana has joined Uganda and Kenya in passing harsh legislation that not only penalises LGBTQ+ people, but also those who defend them, with up to 10 years' imprisonment. Activists… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: 'Festival of Laughter' in Abidjan Celebrates African Stand-Up Comedy

Comedians from across French-speaking Africa are in Abidjan this weekend for the ninth Festival of Laughter - an event that aims to promote stand-up comedy on the continent,… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Prosecutor Says Around 170 'Executed' in Attacks On Villages

Around 170 people were "executed" in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional prosecutor said in a statement on Sunday. Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Opposition Demands Election to Pick New President By April

Senegal's President Macky Sall has again insisted he will leave power on 2 April, the day his mandate ends, despite postponing the election that would have picked his successor.… Read more »

Senegal: Dakar's University Reopens After Months of Closure Following Sonko Protests

Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar had been closed since last June as a result of protests following the arrest of political opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. It has slowly… Read more »

Senegal: Mon - Symbolic Votes Replace Real Polls As Senegalese Declare a Day of 'Mourning' for Democracy

Dakar, Senegal - Since 1978, presidential elections have always taken place in Senegal in February. This Sunday was the first time that this tradition was not observed. However,… Read more »

Senegal: Elections Before End of July - Sall

Senegal's President Macky Sall has announced that he aims to fix a date before the end of July for the presidential elections. He also announced a general amnesty for political… Read more »

Senegal: Senegalese Demonstrate in Dakar Both for and Against President Sall

Sunday was supposed to be the day of the presidential election in Senegal. Instead, the weekend was marked by a series of protests in Dakar, with the opposition and civil society… Read more »

Senegal: Franco-Senegalese Documentary 'Dahomey' Wins Berlin's Golden Bear

Dahomey, a documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing the thorny issues surrounding Europe's return of looted antiquities to Africa, won the Berlin Film Festival's… Read more »