In late November, both Senegal and Chad – independently of one another – moved to profoundly alter their longstanding ...

Former colonial ties unravel as Chad and Senegal demand France withdraw military presence, signalling a broader shift in ...

Visiting during the Biennale reminded me of what makes Senegal truly special: its ability to bring people together. The sense ...

Despite the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali from its previous regional bloc, the Economic Community of West ...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday said that France should close all its army bases in the country, ...

Senegal recently marked the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre, a dark and often overlooked episode in the nation’s colonial history ...

The closing doors in Africa are more than a rejection of France. They are a declaration by a continent determined to define ...

The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in ...

African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two were gunned down by French troops for demanding fair treatment ...

On 1 December 1944, more than 400 ‘tirailleurs’ (Senegalese riflemen) were killed by French colonial troops. Although ...

In an interview with Le Monde, the Senegalese president, an advocate of sovereigntist policy, discusses the 1944 Thiaroye massacre and the relationship he intends to forge with France, whose influence ...