Ousmane Sonko Stories
Sonko reminded Macron that if African soldiers—often forcibly mobilised, mistreated, and ultimately betrayed—had not fought during World War II to def...
Former President Macky Sall lost popularity due to a repressive style of governance and stagnating economic policies.
PM Sonko unveiled on Friday a cabinet of 25 ministers, hailing it as a break from the past.
Speaking after his appointment, Sonko said he would present Faye with a full list of proposed ministerial appointments for his approval.
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.
Central to Faye's platform are promises to combat corruption, restore stability, prioritise economic sovereignty, and rid Senegal of the CFA franc, a...
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...
The amnesty is part of President Macky Sall's response to turmoil sparked by his last-minute postponement of the presidential election, originally sch...
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...
Elymane Haby Kane, one of the organisers of the march, told AFP he had received an official letter from local authorities in the capital Dakar that th...
President Macky Sall's say he is a leader determined to stay in office and the architect of Africa's latest power grab.
Opposition leaders have used the term "constitutional coup" to describe the current situation, which they say is an assault on democracy.
