On 1 December 1944, more than 400 ‘tirailleurs’ (Senegalese riflemen) were killed by French colonial troops. Although ...

The Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts runs until Saturday, 7 December with the main them around the hippopotamus ...

Ndiaye, the only candidate and a leading figure of the ruling PASTEF party, got 139 votes in the 165-member National Assembly ...

The ruling Pastef party of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Sonko won 130 seats in the 165-seat national assembly in snap ...

African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two were gunned down by French troops for demanding fair treatment ...

Voters handed Senegal's president an overwhelming legislative majority in snap elections. Now, he has to deliver for them.

Senegal’s ruling party has secured a resounding victory in the country’s legislative elections, winning 130 of 165 seats, ...

Senegal commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre on Sunday, honouring the African riflemen killed by French ...

On Dec. 1, 1944, hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were likely killed by the French ...

DAKAR, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ibrahima Sy, Senegalese minister of health and social action, launched a national mass vaccination campaign against measles and rubella on Monday, targeting all children ...

The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in ...

On Dec. 1, 1944, hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were likely killed by the French ...