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 ...

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

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

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

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

In an interview with Le Monde, the Senegalese president, an advocate of sovereigntist policy, discusses the 1944 Thiaroye massacre and the relationship he intends to forge with France, whose influence ...

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

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

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

Ibrahima Sy, Senegalese minister of health and social action, launched a national mass vaccination campaign against measles and rubella on Monday, targeting all children between the ages of nine ...

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