Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Senegal’s president sacks PM and former ally after months-long feud
May 23, 2026
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the nation's government after months of tensions between the two men.A shock decree, read out on...
Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre
December 1, 2024
THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of...
For the first time, France’s Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre
November 28, 2024
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a...
Senegal’s radical government claims ‘large victory’ in legislative polls
November 18, 2024
The Senegalese government has claimed victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections with most of the votes already counted.It said the ruling party, Pastef, had won with a "large majority".A victory...