A ship capsized off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, killing at least 17 people. Bodies of the passengers who were on the capsized boat washed up on the Senegalese capital's coast around July 24, 2023.

Dakar is the gateway to Africa. It juts into the Atlantic Ocean, hemmed by water on three sides. The farthest westerly point on the continent, it is closer to Lisbon than to Cape Town. The first thing ...

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Gueva Ba tried to reach Europe by boat 11 times from Morocco, failing each attempt. Then, in 2023, the former welder heard about a new route to the United States by flying to ...

The 1944 massacre of African World War Two veterans splashes an indellible stain on France's colonial history in Senegal.

DAKAR, Senegal – DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's government says it is stepping up its campaign against begging in the streets of the West African nation, where tens of thousands of children wander ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Bill Amahdou dips his brush into a tin of white paint sitting on the sandy road, and effortlessly outlines a Senegalese flag on a truck’s back flap. He then paints an eye within an ...

DAKAR, SenegalDAKAR, Senegal — Authorities forcibly removed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko from his car Thursday and escorted him to a court appearance, blocking his supporters from ...

Vanessa Palumbo works in the higher foreign service for the Foreign Office and has lived in Berlin, Lyon, and Tokyo. For over ...