The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in ...

African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two were gunned down by French troops for demanding fair treatment and payment on their return.

On Dec. 1, 1944, likely hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were killed by the French ...

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told AFP Thursday that France should close its military bases in the West African state as it prepared to mark the 80th anniversary of a notorious colonial ...

On the 28th of November 1960, Mauritania has been proclaimed an independent state. A status that the Kingdom recognized nine ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s ruling party, PASTEF, secured a resounding victory in the country's legislative elections, ...

(AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui) Senegalese sailors on the patrol vessel Niani attend a mission to search for migrant boats near ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Polls closed in Senegal on Sunday for a parliamentary election set to determine whether the country’s ...

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the President of Senegal, had called the snap polls to help him cement control in the Parliament. Reuters Senegalese voters headed to the polls Sunday (November 17) in snap ...

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DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal will vote in legislative elections on Sunday that will determine whether the new president and government can gain control over the national assembly and push through their ...

Lake Retba, also known as Lac Rose or Pink Lake, is listed among world's 10 most amazing lakes. It's Dunaliella salina algae, that produces the red pigment and paints the water into lovely colours.