Nigeria has paid off an accumulated debt of N85 billion and $54 million outstanding levy owed to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, who made the disclosure, Sunday in Abuja said the amount represents 100 per cent of Nigeria's 2023 and 2024 debts to the regional…

Senegal appointed Pape Thiaw as national coach on Friday with the aim of reclaiming the Africa Cup of Nations title and qualifying for the next World Cup. A Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) official confirmed 43-year-old Thiaw's selection. Thiaw had held the position on an interim basis since October following the dismissal of Aliou Cisse who…

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told AFP Thursday that France should close its military bases in the West African state as it prepared to mark the 80th anniversary of a notorious colonial slaughter. Faye said that France's President Emmanuel Macron had admitted that his country's troops were responsible for a "massacre" of Senegalese soldiers in…

For half a century, the son of a Senegalese soldier massacred by the French army he had fought for during WWII has sought justice for his father and his comrades. Around 1,600 African soldiers who had been captured by Germany while fighting for France were sent back to Dakar in November 1944. But soon after…

With a president who owes his success to his mentor-turned-prime minister Ousmane Sonko, Senegal's political situation was unusual even before last weekend's snap parliamentary polls. Now, a projected legislative landslide masterminded by the highly influential and charismatic Sonko has amplified questions over what leadership role he should take in the West African country. Sonko propelled…

Senegal's ruling party was on track to get a large majority following weekend legislative elections, media reported on Monday citing provisional results. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Pastef party was projected to get from 119 to 131 seats in the 165-member parliament, according to estimates from various media in the west African country. The Pastef party…

Senegal on Sunday voted in parliamentary elections, with the new leaders aiming for a resounding majority to see through the promise of ambitious reform that swept them to power eight months ago. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye secured victory in March pledging economic transformation, social justice and a fight against corruption – raising hopes among a…

Voting began on Sunday in Senegal's snap parliamentary polls, an AFP journalist saw, with the country's new leaders aiming for a clear majority to see through their ambitious reform agenda. Dozens waited in the early morning light to cast their votes at a polling station in the capital Dakar. "I hope that (the ruling party)…

Senegal's former leader Macky Sall, who earlier this year sparked one of the worst crises in decades by delaying the presidential election, is seeking a controversial comeback in Sunday's snap parliamentary elections. Sall left office in April after 12 years in power, handing over the reins to his successor Bassirou Diomaye Faye and departing Senegal…

Seeking shelter in a tent of sticks and rags after floods devastated her village in northeastern Senegal, Khardiatou Sy says she feels abandoned by the government days ahead of snap parliamentary elections. The 28-year-old is one of tens of thousands to have been displaced when torrential rains caused the Senegal River to burst its banks…

The Senegalese town of Kayar sits on the doorstep of the vast Atlantic Ocean, but it is a farm located further inland

Senegal has decided to part company with coach Aliou Cisse, who led them to their Africa Cup of Nations triumph in 2022 and the past two World Cup tournaments. The initiative came from Senegal sports minister Khady Diene Gaye, according to the local football association, citing a government request not to renew his contract. Cisse,…