A brawl breaks out in Senegal's parliament after a female member of parliament was slapped in the face by a male colleague, amid growing acrimony between ruling and opposition party politicians.

The brawl worsened political tensions in Senegal that have risen since the ruling party lost its comfortable majority in a July election. The loss was widely seen as a rebuke of President Macky ...

Amy Ndiaye, a pro-government legislator in Senegal, was slapped and then kicked ... Prosecutors had requested two-year sentences. The brawl occurred on December 1, during a routine vote on the ...

DAKAR, Jan 2 (Reuters) - A court in Senegal sentenced two lawmakers on Monday to six months in jail for assaulting a pregnant colleague on Dec. 1 during an acrimonious parliamentary session that ...

Senegal’s former prime minister Aminata Toure says she will keep fighting against a possible third term for her former boss, President Macky Sall, who remains silent on his intentions regarding ...

BRAWL BREAKS OUT IN SENEGAL PARLIAMENT AFTER MALE LAWMAKER SLAPS FEMALE COLLEAGUE Sall declared a three-day national mourning starting on Monday. He also said a meeting will be held on Monday to take ...

The brawl worsened political tensions in Senegal that have risen since the ruling party lost its comfortable majority in a July election. The loss was widely seen as a rebuke of President Macky Sall ...