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A Senegalese soldier has been killed and six others wounded in the Casamance region during operations aimed at destroying cannabis fields near The Gambia, the army said on Thursday.

Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko pushed on Tuesday for a draft law that would double the maximum prison term from five to 10 years for same-sex practices and other conduct deemed unnatural, part of a wider crackdow...

A Senegalese public prosecutor claimed on Tuesday that a student, who protesters have said was killed by the police, in fact died after "jumping from the fourth floor." The death of medical student Abdoulaye Ba in unclea...

Weeks of unrest at Dakar’s top university over unpaid financial aid escalated into clashes with security forces. The Senegalese government has described the death late on Monday of a medical student during protests as a...

A student died during protests over unpaid financial aid at Senegal's top university in Dakar, the government said late on Monday, as weeks of unrest over delayed stipends escalated into clashes with security forces.

A fierce public power struggle has erupted between Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, shaking the nation's ruling coalition and raising fundamental questions about who truly h...

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a total of 404 confirmed human cases of Rift Valley Fever (RVF), including 42 deaths, were reported by national health authorities in Mauritania and Senegal between Se...

Senegal has recorded 17 deaths from Rift Valley Fever, RVF, a health ministry official said Thursday, in a rare major outbreak of the viral disease in the West African country.

Senegal authorities said they had detected a case of mpox in a foreign man who arrived in the West African country last week.

The French military completed its withdrawal from Senegal on Thursday, the last West African country where it maintained a permanent troop presence, amid waning regional influence in recent years.

A report by the Timbuktu Institute think tank has indicated that the jihadist activities mainly by the JNIM Jihadi group, have expanded into the region of Kayes between 2021 and 2024.

Senegal’s parliament approved revisions to a law passed under the former president that granted amnesty for offences committed during deadly opposition protests in the West African country.

Senegal Signs Historic Peace Deal with Casamance Separatists Senegal has reached a landmark peace agreement with the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC), ending one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts....

Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022.

Ousmane Sonko’s Pastef party won a landslide victory in Senegal’s November 17 legislative elections, securing 130 out of 165 parliamentary seats—an unprecedented 78% majority.

A likely absolute majority for President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Pastef party in Senegal's legislative election would empower him to pursue his ambitious 25-year agenda, though his first challenge will be coming up with...

Politicians in Senegal wrapped up a tense electoral campaign on Friday ahead of a key legislative election this weekend that’s set to determine if the country’s newly-elected president can carry out ambitious reforms.

Senegal will vote in legislative elections on Sunday that will determine whether the new president and government can gain control over the national assembly and push through their agenda for reforms.

About 50 Senegalese women climate activists hit the streets of Dakar Saturday to demand climate justice ahead of COP29 in a march held annually since 2021, but that organizers say is particularly pertinent this year.

Senegal's government unveiled a 25-year development plan on Monday that it said would lay the foundations for economic sovereignty through competitiveness, sustainable resource management and good governance.