Senegal’s jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who has been on a hunger strike in prison to protest criminal charges against him, was hospitalized Sunday, his party said. Sonko was imprisoned last ...

Clashes between police and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko left nine people dead, the government said Friday, with authorities issuing a blanket ban on the use of several ...

FILE PHOTO: Senegal opposition leader indicted and released on bail in Dakar DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, whose jail sentencing in June sparked violent protests, was ...

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 ...

Unrest brought Senegal’s capital to a standstill this week as protests erupted. Demonstrators in Dakar set cars on fire and threw rocks at police. Police fired tear gas on the crowds. On Thursday, ...

(This April 5 story has been corrected to say that Faye succeeded, not defeated, outgoing President Macky Sall, in paragraph 2) DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal has a new government with 25 ministers and ...