Mr Faye, who is 45 and new to political office, came to power on a wave of anti-Western and anti-elite sentiment. He promised ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to stop the legal harassment of journalists and to ...

One year since his historic election, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's record is mixed. Faye and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko promised a reset of the economy, a war on corruption ...

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector who went from prison to president-elect of Senegal in 10 days, this week marked ...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said Friday he had “done everything possible” to bring junta-led Mali, Burkina ...

Sall denied seeking a third term. The protests were exacerbated by the arrests in 2023 of the top opposition figures Bassirou ...

DAKAR, April 4, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday warned in his annual state of the nation speech that the country faces a tough financial future that would need ...

Mr. Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) African Department, met yesterday in Dakar with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal. At the conclusion of the ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja following his one-day visit to Senegal, where he represented President ...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye attends a military parade in Dakar, Senegal, on April 4, ...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye decided yesterday to rename a major Dakar street honouring former French president Charles de Gaulle, calling it after independence icon Mamadou Dia instead.