The Latest Breaking News from Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Senegal has launched a major effort to reclaim control over its oil and gas resources, setting up a commission to review and renegotiate contracts with foreign companies that critics say have long favoured international interests over national ones.

No newspapers were published in Senegal on Tuesday while television and radio broadcasts went dark as media organisations called a national blackout to protest threats to press freedom, notably from newly installed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko.

The upcoming holiday of Eid al-Adha should have been a joyful occasion for millions of Muslims in Senegal

French hard left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon is on a four-day visit to Senegal, where he became the first French political figure to be received by the new government under the leadership of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko.

After four years without a May Day parade because of Covid-19 among other strategic reasons, Senegal has organised a rally for Labour Day this year. This will be President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's first interface with trade unions.

Senegal's new leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye has called for a rethink of the country's relationship with the EU during a visit by European Council President Charles Michel.

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye named a new government on Friday, appointing a host of fresh faces to top roles following his landslide election win last month. According to Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, Faye’s former mentor, the government “embodies … a systemic transformation voted for by the Senegalese people”.

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has named a "breakaway" government, appointing a host of fresh faces to top roles following his landslide election win last month.

In his first speech to the nation since his election as president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye said one of his first policy moves would be to audit the country’s oil, gas and mining sectors to root out corruption.