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A sudden and swiftly reversed ban on wigs, hair extensions, and skin-lightening products at an iconic theatre in Senegal's ...
The French military has completed its withdrawal from Senegal, its last West African country with a permanent troop presence, ...
France handed over control of its last major military facility in Senegal on Thursday, marking the end of its armed forces' ...
France officially ended 65 years of permanent military presence in Senegal with a symbolic handover of its last two military ...
At the request of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, all French military bases in Senegal have now been handed over.
After backlash, Serigne Fall Gueye, director of the Grand Théâtre, reverses ban on wigs, weaves and bleaching imposed under ...
Senegal has raised 364 billion CFA francs ($644 million) in its second public bond offering of 2025, exceeding its initial ...
The military camp had been occupied by French forces since Senegal’s independence in 1960 and was still home to 350 troops.
Camp Geille military base in Ouakam, Dakar, hosts handover ceremony attended by Senegal’s chief of general staff as well as ...
Senegal is an independent country, it is a sovereign country, and sovereignty does not accept the presence of military bases ...
Had everything gone to plan, the singer-songwriter Baaba Maal’s move to Senegal’s capital from the northern hinterlands would have ended up differently — specifically, with a law degree.
Senegal’s new government has taken a hard-line stance against the presence of French troops as part of a larger regional ...