Beijing, China — AFP China has congratulated Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Senegal’s presidential election, describing the two nations as “good friends and brothers”. “China attaches great importance to the development of China-Senegal relations,” foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said. Beijin...
Tunis, Tunisia – AFP Four people were sentenced to death and two given life imprisonment over the assassination of Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid in 2013, the deputy public prosecutor of the anti-terrorist judicial division said Wednesday. A total of 23 people had been charged in connection with the murder of leftist Belaid. Se...
Dakar, Senegal – AFP The observation missions deployed to Senegal by the European Union and West Africa’s regional bloc on Tuesday praised the smooth running of the presidential election, won by an anti-establishment opponent after three years of unrest. Around 7.3 million Senegalese were eligible to take part in Sunday’s vot...
Dakar, Senegal – – AFP Anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who is set to become the youngest president ever in Senegal, has said that people chose to “break” with the current political system. Faye’s main rival from the governing coalition, Amadou Ba, has already conceded the race, triggering a pol...
Dakar, Senegal – AFP Senegal’s anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye appeared early Monday to be closing in on victory in a presidential poll that follows several years of unrest and a political crisis, while the governing coalition said it was certain of a second-round vote. Whoever comes out on top will be tasked wit...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria on Sunday said troops had rescued students who were abducted from a school in the town of Kuriga, Kaduna state, earlier this month. Army spokesman Edward Buba, in a statement shared with Anadolu, said the victims were rescued in the early hours by troops with support from local authorities and […]
Mumbai, India – AFP India brought 35 accused Somali pirates to Mumbai on Saturday, days after they were apprehended when naval commandos recaptured a hijacked bulk carrier and rescued several hostages. The December hijacking of the Maltese-flagged MV Ruen was the first time since 2017 that any cargo vessel had been successfully boarded b...
Dakar, Senegal – AFP Eighteen men and one woman are in the running on Sunday to become Senegal’s fifth president and replace Macky Sall, who has held the top job since 2012. Sall is not seeking a third term, making this the first time the West African nation will head to the polls without an […]
United Nations, United States – AFP After nearly a year of war, Sudan is suffering one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history, the United Nations warned Wednesday, slamming the international community for lack of action. Fighting between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has since ...
Dakar, Senegal — AFP Leading Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko predicted a comfortable first-round win for his coalition’s presidential candidate, in his first public appearance a day after being freed from prison. Sonko was greeted by hundreds of supporters outside a hotel in the capital Dakar, where he held a news confer...
