Detained Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, an aspiring presidential candidate and head of state Macky Sall's fiercest critic, on Saturday ended a hunger strike he began on July 30.Sonko has faced a string of legal woes since 2021 he claims...

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko called for a peaceful protest on Saturday after authorities blocked a planned rally to publicly confirm his nomination as a candidate in upcoming presidential elections.Sonko on Thursday "was unanimously vot...

Protests erupted in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, in early June, after a court sentenced prominent dissident Osmane Sonko to two years in prison on charges of “corrupting youth”, which reduces his chances of running in next year's presidential elect...

Nine people have died in clashes across Senegal, the interior minister said Friday, after a court sentenced firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years in jail.A conviction for "corrupting youth" may disqualify Sonko, President Macky Sall'...

By AFPPape Ale Niang, a prominent Senegalese journalist and government critic who has been on a hunger strike to protest charges against him, has been moved to a hospital, his attorney told AFP on Sunday.Niang was taken to a hospital in Dakar on Satu...

By AFPThe director of a news site critical of Senegal's government has been detained by police in Dakar over accusations he distributed information "liable to harm" national security, according to his lawyer.Pape Ale Niang, who runs the news site Dak...

By AFPMaguette Ndiour stands on the edge of Senegal's Lake Retba, famous for its pink-hued waters, and points to a mound of salt slowly being shovelled into bags by men toiling under the hot midday sun."This is the last of what we were able to save a...