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 ...
Faye, backed by popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, has vowed to protect Senegal from corruption and interference from foreign powers like former colonial master France. There was no ...
The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties ... investigation into the mismanagement of European Union funds in Senegal after an Al Jazeera and porCausa Foundation joint investigation ...
However, analysts at Pangea-Risk said that the lack of a majority in Senegal's parliament and financial conditions imposed by the IMF will prevent Faye's more drastic pledges. Already, Faye has ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...