Senegal to hold national referendum after controversial constitutional change
Senegal's National Assembly passed a bill revising the balance of power between the country's executive and parliament on Monday, prompting ...
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Senegal police fire tear gas at constitutional reform protesters
Senegalese police fired tear gas on Monday to disperse protesters outside parliament as lawmakers debated a constitutional amendment that would ...
As IMF visits Senegal, more investors view default as inevitable
Despite investors' growing conviction that Senegal will default on its debts, the country's leaders remain reluctant to restructure, two people ...
Senegal’s Sonko softens tone on debt restructuring as IMF talks due
Senegal's ousted prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, softened his tone on debt restructuring in an interview broadcast on Monday, saying he ...
Senegal: Sonko-Faye split deepens as president asserts authority
The new government formed by Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in defiance of his powerful sacked prime minister can overcome ...
Senegal president sacks PM Sonko, dissolves government after months of friction
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks ...
Senegal’s President Faye says ruling party, led by PM Sonko, risks ‘collapse’
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said the ruling party is on a path that could lead to its downfall but ...
Senegal makes $471 Million debt payment but faces tough times head
Senegal successfully paid nearly half a billion dollars in debt obligations on Friday, avoiding default, but spending cuts, delayed payments ...
Senegal to get bonuses, land for Africa Cup of Nations win
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has offered bonuses of more than $130,000 as well as plots of coastal land to ...
Political war erupts in Senegal between President Faye and PM Sonko
A fierce public power struggle has erupted between Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, shaking ...