Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said that his government would ... amnesty for deadly political violence. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Dakar, Aminatou Diallo.

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko refuted Macron’s statement that said, "No African country would be sovereign today if France had not stepped up." Macron said in an address to the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies appear to be ...

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko made the announcement Friday during ... This decision to close bases appears to be aimed primarily at France. A former colonial power in much of Africa, France has ...

The Senegalese prime minister and the Chadian foreign minister have condemned claims made by Emmanuel Macron regarding negotiations about the withdrawal of French troops from several African countries ...

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

African governments have criticized a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he said that some leaders showed “ingratitude” for the deployment of his nation’s troops in the Sahel region ...

Senegal's prime minister Ousmane Sonko reasserted that all foreign military ... in Dakar looks set to pose further challenges. France has now left Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso entirely, and ...

FILE - Senegal's then-opposition leader Ousmane Sonko adresses supporters in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui, File) ...

The French president's words have sparked a backlash, with African leaders calling out his "contemptuous attitude".

Koulamallah said in a statement that, “France has never endowed the Chadian ... His stance was rejected by Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko who explained in a statement Monday that ...