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

France's military presence in Africa has been steadily declining recently as several nations seek to remove French forces - ...

Patrice Lumumba became the prime minister of newly independent Congo. His close ally Andrée Blouin describes how Belgium and ...

Senegal and France will set up a joint commission to organize the departure of French troops from Senegal and the restitution of French military bases by the end of 2025, the foreign ministers of both ...

who demand independence for this southern part of the country. Further reading: ‘Faith is the guiding principle of my life’ — Testimonies from two Catholic lawmakers in Senegal While the ...

For many decades, Africans were under colonial rule that gave them little or no chance to express their desires. Despite the numerous obstacles, some youngsters (who eventually became renowned African ...

Dakar's architectural heritage is at risk as historic structures like the Sandaga market are demolished for modern ...

Sandaga is just one of the many historic buildings in Senegal's ever-expanding capital ... and Brutalist styles which appeared around the independence period in the 1960s. Construction is a ...

As countries continue to pivot from France, Paris too has begun implementing a new Africa strategy launched in late 2024: ...

Senegal is taking a major step toward energy independence with the launch of a 400-kilometer gas pipeline project valued at 650 billion CFA francs ($1 billion). A memorandum of understanding was ...

between 6:00 AM and 12:00 noon, in connection with rehearsals for the 77th National Independence Day celebrations.