DAKAR, SenegalDAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s President Macky Sall told a national dialogue Monday that elections will be held before the rainy season begins around July, and reiterated his commitment to ...

FILE - Senegal President Macky Sall poses before an interview with The Associated Press at the presidential palace in Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 9 , 2024. Senegal will hold elections as soon as possible ...

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax official held in prison on government charges a little over two weeks ago, has been sworn in as Senegal’s fifth and youngest ever president. Faye said his ...

Senegal has inaugurated the youngest elected president in Africa. Newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye nominated Ousmane Sonko to be his prime minister this week, capping a remarkable ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – Several months before a Senegalese court was due to rule on one of the most divisive issues facing the nation, the country’s aging president took extra care to ensure that his ...

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All oil and gas players in Senegal will be keeping as close watch on newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the coming weeks to see whom he appoints as his energy minister, an important ...

DAKAR, Senegal — 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 ascent from ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved the opposition-led parliament on Thursday, paving the way for a snap legislative election six months after he was voted in on an ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal woke up Tuesday to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political newcomer who inspired voters, including many unemployed youth, with a vow ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's President Macky Sall told a national dialogue Monday that elections will be held before the rainy season begins around July, and reiterated his commitment to leave ...