For decades Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa ... themselves from the colonial heritage and reclaim their own cultural identity.” There are 25 languages in Senegal.

Commentaries on Ousmane Sembène often hail the Senegalese director as the “father of African cinema,” a pioneer with an ...

For Franco-Senegalese choreographer Germaine Acogny, dance is a powerful medium that can bring people together and tell compelling stories. A group of young dancers from the African diaspora is ...

where military juntas have expelled French and American troops in recent years, this move comes from a democratically elected leader. Faye secured a decisive victory in Senegal’s 2024 ...

On November 28, he told AFP that the presence of French military bases in Senegal was incompatible with that sovereignty. "Senegal is an independent country, it is a sovereign country and ...

It gives French companies easier access to natural resources in African countries where it is used. The move to replace it could test Senegal's relationship with France. In 2019, when Italy's ...

Faye hailed the acknowledgement but said that allowing French bases in the country was incompatible with national sovereignty. "Senegal is an independent country, it is a sovereign country and ...