Investigations into one of the worst massacres in France's colonial history took a step forward on Thursday when researchers ...

Unrest brought Senegal’s capital to a standstill this week as protests erupted. Demonstrators in Dakar set cars on fire and threw rocks at police. Police fired tear gas on the crowds. On Thursday, ...

Senegalese court don sentence opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, to two years in jail for "corrupting di youths". Sonko dey seen as one of di most prominent opponents of President Macky Sall. Dis ...

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The party of jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko said Sunday it was sponsoring another candidate for the February presidential election, just days after Senegal‘s Supreme ...

The trial of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko for alleged rape has been immediately adjourned for a week, after opening in his absence at a court in the capital, Dakar. Sonko, who is also ...

DAKAR — Police in Senegal clashed with protesters in several neighbourhoods of the capital Dakar on Friday, including in front of a courthouse where an opposition leader made his first appearance ...

At least nine people were killed in Senegal in clashes between riot police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko following a court sentencing him to two years in jail, the country’s ...

French hard left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon is on a four-day visit to Senegal, where he became the first French political figure to be received by the new government under the leadership of Prime ...

Ousmane Sonko, a fiery figure with a loyal youth following, was charged with fomenting insurrection, and his party dissolved. By Elian Peltier and Dionne Searcey Reporting from Dakar, Senegal ...

The presidential candidate of the main opposition party, as well as its powerful founder, was released 10 days before the West African country is set to hold a national election. By Ruth Maclean Elian ...

From 9pm, the oppositionist started a large procession consisting of several vehicles – from his home, located in the HLM-Nema neighbourhood – which was very quickly joined by a crowd of supporters.