Leaders of the west African regional grouping Ecowas approved the long-awaited withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso ...

Senegal's prime minister said on Friday that the government is closing “all foreign military bases,” an announcement essentially aimed at France, the West African nation's former colonial power.

A baby girl was born at sea on a migrant dinghy en route to Spain from Africa on Monday, according to the Spanish maritime ...

One country that often flies under the radar for holidaymakers is Senegal in West Africa. The country offers an average temperature of 26C in January and highs can even reach the 30sC. Senegal is ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s prime minister said on Friday that the government is closing “all foreign military bases,” an announcement essentially aimed at France, the West African nation ...

The survival of the groups that have replaced the Wagner Group mercenaries in West Africa is far ... especially as Senegal and Chad have asked Paris to leave. Does it mean the emergence of a genuine ...

Saikou Jammeh contributed reporting from Dakar, Senegal, and John Eligon from Johannesburg. Ruth Maclean is the West Africa bureau chief for The Times, covering 25 countries including Nigeria ...

Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in the west African country, in a speech on Tuesday to mark the new year. Faye's ...