DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Police made arrests and fired tear gas at opposition supporters during protests Sunday against the decision by President Macky Sall to postpone Senegal’s Feb. 25 elections as ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s new prime minister, who was freed from jail weeks before the presidential election earlier this year and propelled his party to victory, has criticized the French ...

The election race was fired up by a rapidly-passed amnesty law that led last week to the release from prison of Bassirou Diomaye Faye and the charismatic Ousmane ...

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, will become Senegal's youngest president - Copyright AFP Daniel LEAL Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, will become Senegal's youngest president ...

Under the shade of a large mango tree in her sandy courtyard in a village in northwest Senegal, Khady Sene rhythmically ...

President Sall warned that the threat of Islamism remains in the Sahel even though it has been “seriously contained” in Mali. He praised France and the “synergy” that has arisen between France and ...

Senegal's best result in the World Cup is a Quarter-finals (2002) finish and enters the 2026 tournament ranked No. 19 in the latest FIFA World Rankings. Group play begins for Senegal on June 16, 2026 ...

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Total SA and Senegal have signed two agreements that will permit Total to contribute to the exploration activities in Senegal’s deep and ultradeep waters. Already an established refiner and marketer ...