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Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the town of Diamniadio, near the capital Dakar. Last month, 44-year-old Mr Faye won the delayed elections, securing 54% of the vote, ahead of his main challenger Amadou Ba.     On Friday, the country’s …

Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal’s next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sitting in a prison cell, a relatively unknown figure outside his opposition party Pastef. Everything changed for him when the party’s firebrand leader, Ousmane Sonko, who was also detained, was charged with insurrection …

Three Senegalese opposition lawmakers were arrested on Tuesday amid the fallout from parliament’s move to delay a presidential vote by 10 months that prompted West Africa’s economic and political bloc to call for the re-establishment of the electoral calendar. Lawmakers late on Monday approved a last-minute amendment to hold the …

Ghana sealed their seventh consecutive appearance at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup following an emphatic win over Senegal at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday. The Black Princesses claimed a 5-1 win in the second leg of the last round of qualifiers to record a 7-1 aggregate win over …

This year, sixteen African countries will be holding their elections. These countries are Algeria, Botswana, Chad, Comoros, Ghana, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Tunisia and Togo. Algeria Elections in the North African country are set to be held in December with the current President, …

Reigning champions of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal opened their title defense campaign with an emphatic 3-0 win over The Gambia at Yamoussoukro’s Stade Charles Konan Banny, thanks to a Pape Gueye early strike that was accompanied by a Lamine Camara second-half brace.   The Scorpions, who …

Senegal have beaten host nation Algeria 5-4 on penalty shootouts at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers to be crowned winners of the 2022 African Nations Championship. The hosts began on a blistering note with two corner kicks to themselves in the opening four minutes of the game but had …

Reigning Africa champions Senegal will begin their 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign against three-time finalists of the competition at Al-Thumama Stadium on Monday afternoon. Netherlands are entering the tournament with a fine form under former Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal, having reached the UEFA Nations League finals for the …

Having missed a penalty in regular time, Sadio Mane turned on the style during the penalty shootouts as Senegal beat Egypt to win their first Africa Cup of Nations title. Egypt goalkeeper, Gabaski saved from the Liverpool star’s effort in the 7th minute from the spot after Saliou Cisse was …