IN NDIAGANIAO, a remote village in Senegal’s agricultural region, men from around the country flock to congratulate the father of…
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FOLLOWING the conclusion of collation of votes, Mr Diomaye Faye has officially been declared winner of the presidential election in…
OPPOSITION leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye has emerged as favourite to win Senegal’s presidential election, after several rivals conceded. Millions took…
AFTER weeks of political unrest, people in Senegal are voting for a new president. Seventeen candidates are on the ballot,…
FORMER prime minister Amadou Ba has stepped out of the shadows telling supporters the “bandits” will not win as he…
SENEGAL’s president has told the BBC he does not regret delaying this year’s elections, a move that sparked deadly protests.…
SENEGAL’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and the presidential candidate he is backing in this month’s delayed election, Bassirou Diomaye Faye,…
SENEGAL’s government has announced that the country’s presidential election will take place on 24 March. The announcement follows tension in…
HUNDREDS of protesters in the Senegalese capital Dakar have called for elections to be held before the end of President…
RESCUERS pulled more than 20 bodies from the sea off northern Senegal on Wednesday after a boat loaded with migrants…
SENEGAL’s President, Macky Sall has proposed an amnesty for those convicted in connection with political protests in the past three…
SENEGAL’s President Macky Sall has said he will leave office when his term comes to an end on 2 April,…
SENEGAL’s outgoing President Macky Sall on Thursday said his mandate would end as planned on April 2, but left open…
FIFTEEN candidates in Senegal’s delayed presidential election have accused President Macky Sall of “ill will” and said they will take…
THOUSANDS of demonstrators have gathered in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, demanding swift presidential elections. It comes after the country’s top court…
SENEGALESE authorities on Tuesday suspended mobile internet and banned a march against the delay of this month’s presidential poll, as…
SENEGAL’s political crisis deepened as a second person died on Saturday in increasingly violent protests against President Macky Sall’s decision…
SENEGALESE security forces on Friday used tear gas to disperse people attempting to gather in the capital after being urged…
WEST African foreign ministers held emergency talks on Thursday on the political crisis in Senegal and the withdrawal by three…
SENEGAL’s reputation as a bastion of democracy in an unstable region is on the line as protesters clash with police…