By Fidel Amakye Owusu In the annals of African economic history, few policies have sparked as much debate – or left as deep a legacy –...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In February, I engaged in a discussion about the evolving security landscape in West Africa with an American business executive based in...
Senegal’s ruling party has declared a decisive victory in Sunday’s legislative elections, according to government spokesperson Amadou Moustapha Ndieck Sarre, who made the announcement on TFM...
Bloomberg | Senegal’s government set up a commission to examine natural-resource contracts awarded to foreign investors and establish whether they comply with the West African nation’s...
By Gregory Simpkins When then-Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade congratulated his opponent on his victory and peacefully stepped down following the 2012 election, he was internationally praised...
Senegal’s recent political landscape has undergone a notable transformation with the inauguration of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, unveiling a government marked...
AP | Senegal inaugurated Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its new president on Tuesday, completing the previously little-known opposition figure’s dramatic ascent from prison to the palace...
By Douglas Yates Macky Sall’s legacy as Senegal’s president since 2012 became more complex in his last year in office. The year was so filled with...
Senegal’s former Prime Minister, Amadou Ba, has extended congratulations to his rival opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, for emerging as the likely winner of the presidential...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In 1980, Senegal’s first president, Léopold Senghor, voluntarily stepped down from power and handed over office to his prime minister, Abdou Diouf....
AFP | A Senegalese judge on Thursday ordered that jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko be reinstated on the electoral roll, clearing the way for him to...
AP | Senegalese President Macky Sall declared Monday evening that he will not run for a third term in next year’s elections, ending years of uncertainty...