DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was named as the prime minister in the new government on Tuesday, hours after his key ally was sworn in as president. Sonko, 49, ...

Ousmane Sonko, Senegal's top opposition leader, was released from prison ahead of the March 24 election but has been barred from running. Sonko's release energized supporters, with thousands ...

Those listed include Prime Minister Amadou Ba, chosen by President Macky Sall as his successor after Sall announced in July that he would not seek a third term. Also named were former prime ministers ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The party of jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko said Sunday it was sponsoring another candidate for the February presidential election, just days after Senegal‘s Supreme ...

A student's death during protests this week at Senegal ’s top public university reflects growing frustration among the ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from prison ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant celebrations across the ...

Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko was unharmed in an attack on his convoy while campaigning on Wednesday, his Pastef party said, but added that an allied party head suffered a broken arm after ...

Celebrations broke out among Senegal’s opposition supporters after two of their top leaders were freed from jail 10 days before the country’s delayed presidential election. Firebrand politician ...

Senegal's prime minister Ousmane Sonko reasserted that all foreign military bases will be closed "in the very near future" as the West struggles to maintain its presence in Africa. He touched on ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal's highest court on Friday effectively barred detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko from running for president early next year by overturning a decision that would have ...