KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye vowed Wednesday to crack down on human trafficking after a weekend boat tragedy killed dozens of people. At least 40 bodies have been recovered so far after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Senegal’s coast on Sunday, authorities said, as the search continues. “After the unbea...
Diamniadio, Senegal – AFP Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has launched a national consultation to reform and modernise the justice system, a priority for the new leader who left prison just 10 days before his election victory. Faye, his prime minister Ousmane Sonko, and several of their party members were imprisoned durin...
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 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 […]
