DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was named as the prime minister in the new government on Tuesday, hours after his key ally was sworn in as president. Sonko, 49, ...

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 military presence in the ...

Together with the Embassy of Senegal in Canada, The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business (www.Canada-Africa.ca) is honoured to welcome high-level leadership and Ministerial representation from Senegal ...

The Senegalese government and members of the separatist movement in its southern region of Casamance have signed an agreement that could lead to the end of over four decades of violence. The Movement ...

For the first time in the history of Senegal, two women will hold the title of first lady. This is thanks to Bassirou Diomaye Faye. For the first time in the history of the West African country, two ...

At 10pm on Friday 5 April, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko – flanked by Oumar Samba Ba, the secretary general of the Senegalese presidency – announced the formation of a new government approved by ...

FILE - Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko addresses journalists following his release from police custody in Dakar, Senegal, on March 8, 2021. Senegal's new prime minister Ousmane Sonko, who ...

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 ...