The Latest Breaking News from Macky Sall

Senegal's government has replaced the justice and interior ministers in a cabinet shake-up, pledging a "government of commitment and combat" as the country tries to revive its economy.

France will on Thursday formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, leaving the French army with no permanent camps in west and central Africa.

A top boss at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says his organisation hopes to finalise a new aid programme for Senegal as soon as possible after suspending its $1.8 billion credit line in October following revelations of distorted figures and fiscal mismanagement.

In Senegal, a report by the Court of Auditors on the management of public finances under former president Macky Sall could see him facing charges, in a first for the country.

New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.

Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital of Dakar, bowing in front of a different grave each time

Win grants President Bassirou Diomaye Faye a clear mandate to carry out ambitious reforms.

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye unexpectedly called a snap legislative election which was held on 17 November. Faye was sworn in as president in April after a tumultuous period, triggered when former president Macky Sall postponed a scheduled presidential election. Mass protests followed, exposing the fragility of Senegal’s democratic institutions.…

Recent parliamentary elections in Senegal show ruling party likely to secure majority, enabling President Faye to implement promised reforms and address co...