New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.

The Senegalese government is seeking to redefine its long-standing relationship with its former colonial rulers, the French, ...

Seventy-eight nations have issued a joint statement reaffirming their support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the Trump administrati ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

NEW YORK, February 7, 2025 (WAFA) - Seventy-nine States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...

Ireland is among a group of 79 states that have issued a joint statement condemning sanctions imposed by US president Donald ...

He became a significant figure in the national liberation movement, which unfolded in the country in 1959, after the French president Charles de Gaulle united the two colonies of Mali and Senegal and ...

Presidents and other heads of government across the world travel out of their countries to strengthen diplomatic relationships, participate in global summits and forums, promote business interests, ...

Honourable Chair, Dr Jerome Walcott,Honourable Ministers, dear colleagues and friends,Good morning, happy New Year, and welcome once again to your WHO headquarters.As you know, for me 2024 ended with ...

In Senegal, streets named after French colonial figures are being changed to names of prominent people from Senegal. The move comes as the West African country is rethinking its ties with France and ...

Prayers and melodic chants reverberated across Dakar’s Yoff neighborhood as thousands of followers from the Layene ...

REVERED as ‘father of the nation’ and the icon of Namibia's liberation struggle, Sam Nujoma lived up to these expectations in ...