Dakar

Senegal's supreme court has confirmed a prison sentence handed down to the mayor of Dakar, convicted of killing a man during a wave of political violence in 2011. However, Barthelemy Dias, a fierce opponent of President Macky Sall, will…

Opposition politician Ousmane Sonko will know on Thursday 14th December whether he can be reinstated on the electoral rolls. Sonko’s lawyers and legal counsel for the state of Senegal attended a court hearing in Dakar on Tuesday on the…

Senegal’s opposition lawyer Juan Branco, who was jailed in Dakar on Sunday in connection with recent unrest in Senegal, was released on Monday under judicial supervision before being deported. Mr Branco, who entered Senegal illegally…

Senegalese woke up to the news that president Macky Sall would not seek a third term in next year's presidential polls. On Monday evening he addressed the nation and ended months of tense uncertainty. This Dakar resident was…

Senegalese police abruptly ended opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's march across the country by arresting him in the south and forcibly returning him to Dakar, the authorities said. Interior Minister Antoine Diome cited the clashes…

The Senegalese president Macky Sall intervened personally, according to his services, to settle a land dispute between a traditional community of Dakar and the State, source of violent clashes. The Lebous' protest against a project to…

The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority, (ERCA) has held a three 3-day workshop in Dakar, Senagal, aimed at increasing the visibility of its programmes and activities across the region. The Executive Director of ECOWAS Regional…

Cheered on by family, driver Fatumata Bah raised her arms in triumph after winning an amateur motor drag race in Dakar that saw four men and four women competing for first place. Pairs of drivers in small Peugeot hatchbacks had raced to…

The 8th Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa has ended in the Senegalese capital. The physical security of civilians in African states was at the heart of the exchanges. Djimé Adoum, a former Chadian minister and…

Many Senegalese have just heard of Pap Ndiaye, the new French Education, Youth and Sports Minister. The nomination of the academic -born of French and Senegalese parents- was welcomed by some Dakar residents as a symbol of the countries…