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Senegal, Spain leaders seek to encourage legal migration

By Babacar Dione Apr. 09, 2021 02:00 PM EDT

Spain's Sánchez tries to contain migration with Africa visit

By Aritz Parra And Barry Hatton Apr. 08, 2021 05:10 AM EDT
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is on a mini-tour to two African nations that are key in the European country's new push to bolster ties...

FILE - In this March 5, 2021 file photo, demonstrators throw rocks at riot policemen during protests against the arrest of opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, Senegal. Deadly protests have erupted over the past week in the West African nation of Senegal, long considered a bastion of democracy and a regional leader on diplomacy issues. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, file)

EXPLAINER: Why Senegal protesters are clashing with police

By Krista Larson Mar. 09, 2021 08:51 AM EST

A demonstrator holds a Senegalese flag as he kneels in front of a burning car during protests against the arrest of opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko, Senegal, Monday, March 8, 2021. Senegalese authorities have freed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko while he awaits trial on charges of rape and making death threats. The case already has sparked deadly protests threatening to erode Senegal's reputation as one of West Africa’s most stable democracies. That's because Sonko's supporters are accusing President Macky Sall of pursuing the criminal charges to derail the opposition figure's prospects in the upcoming 2024 election. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Senegal opposition leader released as new clashes erupt

By Babacar Dione And Krista Larson Mar. 08, 2021 05:37 AM EST

A demonstrators runs amid tear gas smoke during protests against the arrest of opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, March 5, 2021. Days of violent protests in Senegal have killed at least one person, local reports say, as young people take to the streets nationwide in support of the main opposition leader who was detained Wednesday. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Protests backing opposition leader escalate in Senegal

By Carley Petesch And Babacar Dione Mar. 05, 2021 05:27 PM EST

A health worker holds a box containing a dose of the China's Sinopharm vaccine during the start of the vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 at the Health Ministry in Dakar, Senegal, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. The country is also expecting nearly 1.3 million vaccine doses through the COVAX initiative. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Senegal launches vaccination campaign with China's Sinopharm

By Yesica Fisch Feb. 23, 2021 12:07 PM EST

IOC postpones Dakar Youth Olympics by 4 years to 2026

Jul. 15, 2020 11:18 AM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has postponed the 2022 Dakar Youth Olympics for four years due to the coronavirus pandemic. ...

In this photo taken Friday, May 15, 2020, a follower of the Senegalese Mouride brotherhood, an order of Sufi Islam, films with his smartphone as he and others practice social distancing as they attend Muslim Friday prayers at West Africa's largest mosque the Massalikul Jinaan, in Dakar, Senegal. A growing number of mosques are reopening across West Africa even as confirmed coronavirus cases soar, as governments find it increasingly difficult to keep them closed during the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

As mosques reopen in West Africa, COVID-19 fears grow

By Krista Larson May. 17, 2020 04:55 AM EDT

Chad's ex-dictator granted home arrest amid virus threat

By Carley Petesch Apr. 07, 2020 06:13 AM EDT
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre has been granted 60 days of home arrest by Senegal’s justice ministry because of the threat of...