New oil producer Senegal has begun producing various fuels in its own refinery near the capital Dakar, the company behind it ...

Senegal hopes for a new International Monetary Fund programme by June, Finance Minister Cheikh Diba said on Thursday, as the ...

Once an emblematic landmark of traditional west African architecture, Dakar's fondly remembered Sandaga market can now only be marvelled at through old photographs. Both Sandaga and Le Dantec are set ...

It's a taboo topic and an age-old practice across several countries and religious traditions in Africa, the Middle East and ...

The West African nation's president demanded the departure of some 350 French troops in November last year Read Full Article ...

Once a holding cell for kidnapped Africans, the island’s House of Slaves is today a UNESCO World Heritage site—and the site of healing and atonement.

Souleymane Gueye – a member of the Dakar-based Front for Anti-imperialist, Popular and Pan-African Revolution (FRAPP), which ...

Prayers and melodic chants reverberated across Dakar’s Yoff neighborhood as thousands of followers from the Layene ...

Senegal's Court of Auditors released a long-awaited review of the country's finances on Wednesday that confirmed the previous government misreported key economic data including debt and deficit ...

Hers is one of more than 600 classes in Senegal that have been testing a new program of teaching English in kindergartens and ...

Serigne Mbaye, chef of the James Beard award-winning "Dakar NOLA," showcases a unique blend of Senegalese and New Orleans ...

Dakar and Paris are setting up a joint commission to arrange the departure of French troops from Senegal's territory by the ...