Hundreds of officials and several African heads of state attended the ceremony in the new town of Diamniadio near the capital Dakar.

The election was a peaceful one, with leading opposition figure Faye confirmed as the new president-elect, with more than 50 per cent of the vote.

Kenyan President William Ruto has finally congratulated the Senegalese President, joining African and world leaders in the bid to strengthen relations...

Central to Faye's platform are promises to combat corruption, restore stability, prioritise economic sovereignty, and rid Senegal of the CFA franc, a...

At least seven of the presidential contenders congratulated Faye in light of initial indications from the ongoing vote count.

The winner will be tasked with steering Senegal, viewed as a beacon of democracy in coup-hit West Africa, out of its recent troubles and managing reve...

President Macky Sall, in power since 2012, is not standing again, making it the first Senegalese poll where the incumbent is not on the ballot.

Kagame, 66, has been President since 2000 although he has effectively been in control since his rebel force marched into Kigali in 1994 to end a genoc...

While President Macky Sall set March 24 as the date, Senegal's top constitutional body said it should take place on March 31.

The amnesty is part of President Macky Sall's response to turmoil sparked by his last-minute postponement of the presidential election, originally sch...

Several speakers representing some of the election candidates addressed the crowd, including former prime minister Aminata Toure, a member of the "Bas...

The amnesty could result in the release of hundreds of people detained during anti-government protests that first erupted in 2021, including leading o...

Sall's two-day "national dialogue" aimed at setting a date for the delayed election also advocated the head of state remain in office beyond the end o...

Senegal is grappling with its worst political crisis in decades after Sall's last-minute deferral of the February 25, 2024 election.

Sall presented the amnesty move as a way of reuniting the country, after bouts of unrest that have killed dozens in the past three years.

The announcement came as the civil society collective Aar Sunu Election (Protect Our Election) said it had organised a new rally for Saturday.

President Macky Sall says he intends to respect the Constitutional Council's ruling and will "carry out the consultations necessary to organise the pr...

The Diomaye President Coalition has also demanded the urgent release of jailed opposition Pastef party leader Ousmane Sonko.

Some 19 presidential or general elections are scheduled on the continent in 2024, portending more challenges for the AU.

Even before the West African nation had fully emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, it was rocked by violent riots in March 2021 triggered by the arrest...