People in Senegal are voting for a new president in a delayed election after weeks of political unrest.
Long queues of voters have been witnessed across the country choosing from 17 presidential candidates.
After he voted, outgoing President Macky (...)
Senegalese voters will choose their next president on Sunday in a delayed and high-stakes election that poses a test for the country's democracy.
Outgoing President Macky Sall, whose second and final term expires on April 2, has promised to (...)
Senegal's president has told the BBC he does not regret delaying this year's elections, a move that sparked deadly protests.
Macky Sall said he did not make the decision alone — he was responding to concerns raised by parliamentarians.
After a (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Tuesday in Riyadh, examined the recent endeavors carried out by the Kingdom in the economic, cultural, and social domains, and expressed pride in the large international presence (...)
Senegal's reputation as a bastion of democracy in an unstable region is on the line as protesters clash with police outside the National Assembly.
Inside, lawmakers have passed a contentious bill to extend President Macky Sall's tenure and delay (...)
Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the region with over 100 properties across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Türkiye (MENAT), concludes the year and its third decade of successful operations, with nine property (...)
Advocates showcased the devastating impacts of climate upheaval on their communities at COP 28 on Monday as the focus of the world's largest climate gathering turned to financial support for those most at risk — first and foremost youth and women in (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Al Khorayef discussed ways of enhancing cooperation in the industry and mining sectors between Saudi Arabia and the African countries participating in the Saudi-African Summit.
This has been (...)
RIYADH — Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the Minister of Energy, marked Thursday by signing five crucial memorandums of understanding (MoUs) between Saudi Arabia and several African countries, including Ethiopia, Senegal, Chad, Nigeria, and (...)
Spain's Canary Islands have set a new record for the number of irregular arrivals to the archipelago, with more than 32,000 migrants making the treacherous boat journey this year so far.
Most of them are from Senegal.
The islands, located near the (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Tuesday in Riyadh, approved a model of a memorandum of understanding between Saudi Arabia and the governments of countries and international organizations to cooperate in (...)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged to "examine" whether asylum applications could be processed abroad.
It marks a further hardening of the government's position on illegal migration, as parties seek to counter electoral gains by the far (...)
Even though women have made extraordinary contributions to Islamic civilization, in many countries they are still being left behind, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said during a speech in Saudi Arabia on Monday.
Addressing an (...)
Armed police officers wave cars off the motorway going from Poland to Germany.
They're searching for people-smugglers and their desperate cargo.
This is the German government's latest bid to show it is getting a grip on rising levels of irregular (...)
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the Cabinet session in Riyadh on Tuesday, where a groundbreaking decision was made to amend Article 51 of the Code of Law Practice.
This amendment marks a significant shift, enabling (...)
The UN migration agency (IOM) called on Friday for the setting up of a humanitarian corridor in Niger to enable voluntary returns of stranded migrants, after July's military takeover triggered border & airspace closures
IOM Regional Director (...)
In September last year, Ebrima Sajnia watched helplessly as his young son slowly died in front of his eyes.
Sajnia, who works as a taxi driver in The Gambia, says three-year-old Lamin was set to start attending nursery school in a few weeks when he (...)
Chinese leader Xi Jinping heads to South Africa Monday on a trip intended to bolster Beijing's influence among developing and emerging nations, as ties with the United States remain deeply strained and economic troubles bubble up at home.
The (...)
RIYADH — Saudi club Al-Hilal announced on Thursday the absence of Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly from the team's lineup for at least two weeks due to injury.
In a statement, Al-Hilal said: "Koulibaly underwent a treatment session at the (...)
TAIF — Al-Hilal's Serbian midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic was crowned the best player of the King Salman Cup for Arab Clubs tournament, which concluded in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
According to the organizing committee, Savic showed high (...)
Niger's coup leaders have closed the country's airspace until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from their neighbors.
Flight tracking website Flightradar24 is showing that there are currently no aircraft in Niger's (...)
DUBAI — Leaving German powerhouse Bayern Munich, Senegalese attacker Sadio Mane joined Saudi club Al-Nassr, the Riyadh-based club announced on Tuesday.
Mane has become the latest addition to Al-Nassr's star-studded lineup that already included the (...)
RIYADH — Al-Hilal Club officially announced its signing with Brazilian international Malcolm Filipe de Oliveira, leaving the Russian team club Zenit Saint Petersburg. The Brazilian winger, who joined Zenit in 2019 from Barcelona, will wear the blue (...)
RIYADH — Al-Hilal confirmed the signing of Serbian midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio on Wednesday.
Milinkovic-Savic has become the latest addition to Al-Hilal's star-studded lineup that already includes Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman on Tuesday at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, was briefed on the outcome of the official visit of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman to France and his meeting with (...)