Senegal News News Senegal » Politics: Senegal’s Faye launches a new party, formalising his split with Sonko
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 ...
News Senegal » Politics: Senegal ex-president Sall makes political comeback from afar
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 ...
News Senegal » Politics: Senegal parliament speaker steps down in political crisis
The speaker of Senegal's parliament said Sunday he was resigning, two days after his close ally was fired as prime minister, deepening a political crisis in the debt-laden West African country. The ...
News Senegal » Politics: 5 questions on why tensions are flaring on the Senegal-Gambia border
The demolition in July of a small Gambian wall by the Senegalese army nearly triggered a diplomatic crisis between Dakar and Banjul. A joint commission is trying to settle a border that colonial ...
News Senegal » Politics: Senegal's Faye breaks ties with Sonko to launch new political party
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 ...
News Senegal » Politics: Senegal’s political avalanche
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 ...
News Senegal » Politics: Senegal president pardons political rival ex-mayor
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 ...
News Senegal » Politics: Senegal Dollar Bonds Slump as Political Standoff Deepens
Senegal’s dollar bonds fell sharply as investors digested days of political turmoil after the West African nation’s prime minister was fired and then swiftly returned to a position of power that could ...
News Senegal » Politics: Senegal’s Faye launches a new party, formalising his split with Sonko
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 ...
News Senegal » Politics: Senegal parliament speaker steps down as political crisis worsens
The speaker of Senegal’s parliament says he is resigning, two days after his close ally was fired as prime minister in a deepening political crisis. The move by speaker El Malick Ndiaye clears the way ...