By Ruth Maclean and Mady Camara Ruth Maclean and Mady Camara reported from Mbour and Dakar, two cities in Senegal ... also stunned to see the scenes from Parliament, where the police threw ...

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who turned 44 on Monday, was little known until he received the backing of Ousmane Sonko, Senegal’s most ... Then the police occupied Parliament, throwing out opposition ...

Dakar, Senegal – A year after his 2012 inauguration ... More recently, Sall submitted a draft law to parliament allowing for a general amnesty for acts related to political unrest from 2021 ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal inaugurated Africa's youngest elected leader as president on Tuesday, as the 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ...

DAKAR, April 3 (Reuters) - Senegal will conduct an audit of the ... cannot be deported to Australia where he was born until parliament considers the findings of a tribunal examining a complaint ...

After months of debate and political crisis caused by outgoing president Macky Sall’s decision to delay Senegal elections, the country pulled it off. Elections took place in a calm, credible and ...

Opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye (center) leaves the polling station after casting his vote during Senegal's presidential election in Ndiaganiao, Senegal, on Sunday.

Senegal Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko favored expertise over political experience in picking his first cabinet, and named two former tax collectors for the key ministries of oil and finance. The ...

Senegal's outgoing President Macky Sall congratulated opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye as his successor on Monday, hailing "a victory for Senegalese democracy" after Faye's rival ...

Senegal will review agreements signed with natural-resources companies to ensure they’re optimized for the state to benefit, newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said. The government ...

Women in Senegal now make up more than 40% of parliament, one of the highest levels of representation in Africa. “It’s crucial to strike a balance between modern evolution and respect for our ...

1914 - Blaise Diagne elected as Senegal's first African deputy to French parliament. 1946 - Senegal becomes part of the French Union. 1958 - Becomes an autonomous republic, as part of the French ...