The men recently had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment for their role in an attempted coup last May in the ...

Three American citizens (two of them Utahns) who were sentenced to death over a failed coup attempt in Congo have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment.

FILE: Bassirou Diomaye Faye leaves the stage after giving his address as Senegal's President at an exhibition centre in the new town of Diamniadio near the capital Dakar on 2 April 2024.

Dakar, Senegal: 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 ...

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 ...

Sudan’s army has reclaimed the Presidential Palace in the capital, Khartoum, in a significant victory over a rampaging militia that controls swaths of the war-torn country. The Sudanese Armed Forces ...

Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja, Nigeria for Dakar, Senegal, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the country’s 65th Independence Day Anniversary celebrations. Mr Stanley ...

Dakar that it has used for decades. The move follows an announcement in late 2024 by Senegal’s president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, that all foreign troops would be required to leave the country.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The oil-rich central African nation of Gabon on Saturday will hold its first presidential election since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty which lasted over 50 ...