The Latest Breaking News from Senegal

An estimated 56 people are missing at sea and presumed dead

Thirty-eight survivors were rescued near Cape Verde, 620 kilometres off the coast of West Africa, on Tuesday

In six months' time voters in Senegal will head to the polls to choose their next president. But observers say that government-imposed restrictions on social media, journalists and opposition parties are a sign that one of the strongest democracies in West Africa is in trouble.

Senegal’s government has shut down internet access in response to protests about the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. This is a tactic governments are increasingly used during times of political contention, such as elections or social upheaval. The shutdowns can be partial or total, temporary or prolonged. They may…

Pressure mounts on Niger's military junta to re-install the democratic government. The US says there is still time for a diplomatic exit to the crisis, as ECOWAS threatens military intervention to restore President Bazoum to power. Meanwhile, France slashes millions in aid to Burkina Faso in response to its support…

Senegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who's been staging a hunger strike in protest against his detention, was on Sunday admitted to hospital in the capital Dakar.

Senegal’s jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who has been on a hunger strike in prison to protest criminal charges against him, has been hospitalized

Juan Branco, a French lawyer helping to represent Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, has been detained on charges of conspiracy, spreading fake news and endangering public safety, his lawyers announced on Sunday.

Senegal's parliament has passed a proposal that effectively restored the right of two key opposition deputies to run in the country's presidential election next year.