Senegal is facing a critical moment as experts urge the government to restore calm following days of the deadliest violence the country has experienced in years. Police have taken 500 individuals into custody, some of whom resorted to using Molotov ...

Senegalese voters will choose their next president on Sunday in a delayed and high-stakes election that poses a test for the country’s democracy. Outgoing President Macky Sall, whose second and final term expires on April 2, has promised to peacefully ...

THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly pays his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of a different grave each time. The 86-year-old has no way of knowing which ...

Senegal's new prime minister, who was freed from jail weeks before the presidential election earlier this year and propelled his party to victory, has criticized the French military presence in the West African country. Ousmane Sonko also criticized ...

Senegal's economy is 13.5% larger and its debt ratio slightly better after the government updated the base year used to calculate its economic output, the statistics office said.

A digital cooperation framework between the countries is in the offing as they share insights on how to better implement digital transformation strategies.

The Government of Senegal and the West African Development Bank (BOAD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a strategic partnership framework based on the country's public asset development.

Senegal's finances have been thrown into crisis with the discovery last year of billions of dollars in debt hidden under the previous administration. Following is a timeline of how the West African country's debt woes unfolded and efforts to address them: March 27,