Former President Macky Sall lost popularity due to a repressive style of governance and stagnating economic policies.

Even as vote counting was still going on, Senegal’s two main opposition parties conceded.

More than 7 million registered voters will have the chance to vote for candidates for the 165-seat assembly, choosing between 41 registered parties or...

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

Faye vowed to "fight corruption at every level" rebuild institutions and tackle the cost of living crisis.

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...

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.

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.

His comments at the opening session of the AU summit came after President Macky Sall vowed to organise presidential elections "as soon as possible".

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...

A heavy police presence was seen around the area where the demonstration was due to take place.