Macky Sall

Senegal president’s coalition loses absolute majority in parliament

August 4, 2022

“Macky Sall wants to confiscate our victory but we will not accept it,” opposition leader Ousmane Sonko of the coalition Yewwi Askane Wi (YAW) said at a news conference.

Senegal opposition leader asks supporters to defend their votes by any means

August 4, 2022

Both the governing coalition and the main opposition in Senegal have claimed victory in the country’s parliamentary elections.

Rivals claim Senegal election victory

August 2, 2022

Senegal elects parliament in test for presidential vote

July 31, 2022

Busy schedule for AU observers with upcoming elections in Senegal, Kenya

July 30, 2022

Demonstrations resumed Thursday in Conakry in protest at the arrest of three leaders of an influential political and civil society coalition who have now been charged after previous clashes that injured 17 police officers.

Guineans protest arrest of three leaders of the civil society coalition

July 8, 2022

Owei Lakemfa, a former secretary general of African workers, is a human rights activist, journalist and author.

Africans have no inheritance in the House of Zelensky

July 8, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, joined African leaders in Dakar, Senegal, to launch $93 billion package geared towards a “robust and resilient economy for Africa.”

Dakar Summit: Nigeria secures big slice of $93 billion IDA financial package

July 8, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to depart Abuja for Kigali, Rwanda, today, to attend the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held from June 20 to 26, 2022.

Muhammadu Buhari off to Senegal for international development association for Africa summit

July 6, 2022

ECOWAS leaders hold an extraordinary summit in Accra

Sahel insecurity, post-coup sanctions loom large at ECOWAS summit

July 3, 2022

West African bloc assesses sanctions for coup-hit states

July 3, 2022

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Why Russia and Ukraine are in competition for African markets

June 25, 2022

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Volodymyr Zelensky set to address African Union on Russia, Ukraine conflict

June 21, 2022

This handout picture taken and released by the press service of the Ukrainian Presidency on 18 June, 2022 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) awarding a serviceman during his visit to the position of Ukrainian National Guard in Odessa region. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINE PRESIDENCY / AFP)

With sea off-limits, Odessa rallies home-front war effort

June 19, 2022

Protesters throw a dumpster on a fire in Dakar, Senegal Friday, June 17, 2022. (Annika Hammerschlag-VOA)

Protests erupt in Senegal as government stymies opposition

June 18, 2022