Browsing: Dakar

France has begun its military withdrawal from Senegal, according to the French embassy in Dakar. They released a statement saying, ‘The French side handed over to…

Senegal is giving France’s military the boot… kind of. The two countries have formed a new joint commission tasked with implementing the withdrawal of French troops…

Catch a cab in Dakar, Senegal, and you might think you’ve taken a wrong turn and ended up in Paris, thanks to the street names like…

It’s Africa’s tallest statue, a revolutionary symbol against the shackles of colonialism, a call for unity among African nations, an enduring emblem of Pan-Africanism and has…

From the election of Africa’s youngest president in Senegal to the tragic Baltimore bridge collapse in the US, here’s our weekly photo dump. Lyon, France –…

One hundred and one years ago, the “father of African film”, Ousmane Sembène, was born in Ziguinchor, Senegal. Sembène’s career began modestly, working a number of…