Located on the Atlantic coast, The Gambia is known as the "Smiling Coast" of West Africa. On the map, the country is tightly surrounded by Senegal on the north, east, and south, with its territory ...

The deep-rooted, centuries-old relations between Morocco and Senegal in various fields were highlighted on Thursday in Dakar, at a meeting attended by economic operators from both countries, public ...

Experts urge South Africa to diversify its trade relationships and adapt to changing US policies following the cancellation ...

French photographer Yves Monteil was driving in Senegal when he passed a military cemetery in Thiaroye, in the suburbs of Dakar. Friends told him it was the burial site of Senegalese soldiers ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — France handed control of two military facilities to Senegal on Friday, beginning the formal process of ...

The west African country is best-known internationally for its cocoa. With its 570-kilometer (355-mile) coastline and its ...

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

A woman from Senegal described what’s at stake as the Trump administration targets immigrants for deportation. “We are not criminals,” the woman said. “We are not bad people.” ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko addresses journalists following his release from police custody ...

FILE - Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko addresses journalists following his release from police custody in Dakar, Senegal, on March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui, File) ...

In a statement, Moody's said it had downgraded Senegal's long-term issuer and foreign-currency senior unsecured ratings to B3 from B1 and changed the outlook to negative following a review.