Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a ...

Each night, throughout Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, families gather, neighbors share food freely and communities come ...

France has handed over control to the Senegalese government of two military bases in Senegal's capital, Dakar that it has used for decades. The move follows an announcement in late 2024 by Senegal's ...

France set up a joint commission with Senegal last month to organize the withdrawal, and the French army recently announced it had dismissed 162 Senegalese who worked on military bases in Dakar.

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced ...

Niger's military ruler has been sworn in as the country's president for a transitional period of five years. Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani has led the country since 2023, after he deposed Niger's ...

DAKAR, March 7 (Reuters ... Senegal's neighbours Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have all already pushed out French troops and turned to Russia for help fighting jihadist insurgencies on their ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said. The attack took place on Friday afternoon in the ...

Paris set up a joint commission with Dakar last month to organise the withdrawal ... particularly in the West. Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso are among the countries who’ve recently expelled French ...