Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dakar, Senegal – Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has launched a new political party, formalising his split with former ...

President Macky Sall left office in April after 12 years in power, handing over the reins to his successor Bassirou Diomaye Faye and departing Senegal for Morocco. The ex-president is now leading a ...

Senegal entered 2026 in the grip of a growing debt crisis that seems insurmountable. After the government of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye took power in April 2024, it became clear that his ...

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye set off a political avalanche by firing his popular prime minister, Ousmane Sonko. Faye probably calculated that the move, announced late on Friday, could ...

Senegal's Faye Plans to Form His Own Political Party DAKAR, July 6 (Reuters) - Senegal's President ⁠Bassirou ⁠Diomaye Faye is planning ⁠to set up his own political party, a coalition supporting him ...

The Senegalese president unveiled his new party at a gathering in Dakar on Saturday, describing it as "the majority party in this country". In a packed assembly of hundreds of supporters, those who ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's president has pardoned one of his main political rivals, the former mayor of Dakar, who was jailed in 2018 on corruption charges. President Macky Sall on Sunday ...

Political turbulence in Senegal resulted in 65 deaths between March 2021 and February 2024 as protests erupted against ex-president Macky Sall, according to a toll released on Tuesday. The Barron's ...

Dakar, Senegal – Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has launched a new political party, formalising his split with former ally Ousmane Sonko and setting up a struggle for control of the reform ...