Tag: Senegal

Senegal’s dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has said he is facing punishment for publicly criticizing government spending and leadership style ...

The government of Senegal has banned ministers from embarking on nonessential foreign trips, citing the oil price surge occasioned by ...

Lawmakers in Senegal are seeking stricter law against same sex relationship with a newly proposed 10-year prison sentence for individuals ...

Senegal's prime minister on Tuesday bewailed a Moroccan court's prison sentence against 18 Senegalese football supporters convicted over a pitch ...

Senegal clinched their second Africa Cup of Nations title after edging hosts Morocco 1–0 after extra time in a thrilling ...

  Teenager Ibrahim Mbaye scored four minutes after coming off the bench to clinch a 3-1 victory for Senegal over ...

More than 150 people are feared dead after a migrant ship bound for Spain’s Canary Islands capsized earlier this week, ...

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has canceled what was set to be his first official trip to France, citing a ...

Senegal’s parliament has approved a new whistleblower protection law, making the country the first French-speaking nation in sub-Saharan Africa to ...

Senegal has firmly expressed its support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and called on the United States to withdraw ...

By Omonu YG Nelson Nigeria's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has embarked on a diplomatic shuttle ...

Senegal has taken a major step toward reclaiming its full military independence by assuming control of a key French military ...

Senegal is taking clear steps toward joining BRICS, the economic alliance made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South ...

Senegalese President Diomaye Faye has warned that his country will break away from the Economic Community of West African States ...

Senegal is witnessing the departure of French troops, marking a significant shift in West Africa's reassessment of colonial ties. This ...

Leadership Tussle Behind Crisis in United Methodist Church Nigeria - Bishop Ande Emmanuel  -- Call on Government to take measures ...

ECOWAS Deploys Pre-Election Fact-Finding Mission to Senegal By Omonu YG Nelson The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission ...

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was elected in March, had promised during his campaign to address the high cost of ...

Senegal has officially joined the list of oil-producing countries in West Africa, marking a significant milestone in the country's economic ...

Members of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Monday, visited ...

Investigation by SUMMIT POST revealed that ICC and the ECOWAS Parliament share the same power generating set, hence the suspension ...

The 44-year-old has never before held an elected office but several African leaders attended the ceremony in the new town ...

The announcement follows tension in the country after President Macky Sall postponed the election last month, sparking widespread protests.

At last, respite may be in sight for the dispute-hit Senegal polity as the national dialogue commission has hinted it ...

Senegal's President Macky Sall has said he will leave office when his term comes to an end on 2 April, ...

Senegal’s top election authority on Thursday voided the government’s postponement of a presidential election scheduled for Feb. 25 and its ...

Senegal: ECOWAS Parliament Mediation Mission Calls for Calm After Election Delay By Omonu YG Nelson Following a parliamentary diplomacy mission ...

By Omonu YG Nelson Amidst growing regional concerns, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has dispatched a ...

By Omonu YG Nelson Amidst growing regional concerns, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has dispatched a ...

Achraf Hakimi missed a vital late penalty as much-fancied Morocco became the latest heavyweight casualty of the Africa Cup of ...

The Teranga Lions of Senegal have crashed out of the African Cup of Nations after losing 5-4 on penalties to ...

Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, received the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, today in Abuja, ...

In the unforgiving arena of the Africa Cup of Nations, where every team's vulnerabilities are laid bare, Nigeria finds itself ...

Sadio Mane Ties the Knot in Quiet Dakar Ceremony Senegal football hero Sadio Mane expressed his heartfelt gratitude after marrying ...

By Omonu YG Nelson The Association of West African Legislative Correspondents (AWALCO) has awarded its maiden merit awards to four ...

By Omonu YG Nelson The Senegalese delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, on Friday, December 1 presented it's  country report to ...

This formed part of the consultative parley the Community Parliament's Ad-hoc committee on Niger stalemate had with the president of ...

Burkina Faso President, Ibrahim Traore, on Friday July 29, at the Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, berated African leaders ...

Senegalese-American singer, Akon has claimed that Nigerians are the smartest people in the world.

The Cultural Counsellor, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Nigeria, Mr Li Xuda has disclosed that the China ...