FILE PHOTO: Idrissa Seck, presidential candidate of the coalition "Idy 2019", greets supporters during his final campaign rally in Dakar DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's presidency on Monday announced it ...

Former Prime Minister of Senegal Idrissa (Idy) Seck announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on Friday while refraining from saying whether President Macky Sall, his current ally in ...

One of the leaders of Senegal’s opposition is urging the US to live up to its pro-freedom rhetoric amid concerns of possible democratic backsliding in one of West Africa’s richest and most stable ...

Senegal’s presidency has announced it has released politician Idrissa Seck from his duties as head of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, paving the way for the former prime minister to ...

“The February 2024 election in Senegal is an inflection point for the country, and arguably for the region writ large. It’s a country with a rich democratic tradition and a reputation as a democratic ...

Seck, who placed second in the 2019 presidential election, condemns the recent unrest in the country and calls for fellow opposition figure Sonko to be allowed to also run in 2024. Idrissa Seck, ...