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

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 ...

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 a year since his inauguration.

Sall denied seeking a third term. The protests were exacerbated by the arrests in 2023 of the top opposition figures Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko on charges that were largely seen as ...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said Friday he had “done everything possible” to bring junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger back into west Africa’s ECOWAS regional group, to no avail. The ...

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 ...

One year into his presidency, Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s administration has sparked both praise and criticism, with divided opinions on its progress in economic reforms, anti-corruption efforts ...

Senegal’s President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye promised Senegalese on Monday that he will govern them with humility and ensure national reconciliation during his term in office. Faye beat the ...

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.