Senegalese opposition leader Idrissa Seck has described President Macky Sall’s decision to stand down after two terms as “a victory for the Senegalese people.” In a televised address late ...

President Macky Sall previously postponed the election without setting a date. On Wednesday, he also fired the prime minister, his party’s candidate for president. By Elian Peltier Reporting ...

FILE - Senegal's President Macky Sall arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, Friday, June 23, 2023 in Paris. Senegalese President Sall declared Monday evening ...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Wednesday formally opened a national dialogue aimed at steering the west ...

The adopted bill extends Sall's tenure — which was due to end on April 2 — until a new election. As the lawmakers debated the bill, security forces fired tear gas at protesters gathered ...

Macky Sall had considered seeking a third term in the West African country despite a constitutional limit of two. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal President Macky Sall of Senegal ...

A Senegalese court on Monday indicted a fifth minister from the country's former government on corruption charges as ...

Many former African leaders are answering to their countries’ justice system, but is this an example of good governance or of political vengeance?

In a controversial audio, former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, has accused Senegal of illegally stealing oil from Gambian ...

The amnesty law was adopted last March during the final days of President Macky Sall's administration. It is thanks to it that current President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Prime Minister ...

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