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Interpol cracks down on illegal mining in West Africa as police make 200 arrests
PARIS (AP) — Interpol said Tuesday a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of harmful chemicals, explosives and drugs. The operation spanned Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea and Senegal, exposing extensive networks...

Senegal and Chad say ousting of French troops was their sovereign decision
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese and Chadian leaders said that the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, rejecting remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron that suggested otherwise. Senegal, Chad and Ivory Coast last month announced the...

Senegal says it's closing 'all foreign military bases,' a move aimed at French troops in the country
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's prime minister said on Friday that the government is closing “all foreign military bases,” an announcement essentially aimed at France, the West African nation's former colonial power. Although Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko did not specifically...

France's military is being ousted from more African countries. Here's why
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — It's been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades. As Paris was devising a new military strategy that would sharply reduce its permanent troop...

Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms
In November, the world's most powerful democracy elected as its next president a man who schemed to overturn its last presidential election. A month later, South Koreans swarmed their legislature to block their president's attempt to impose martial law. The contrast sums up a year...

Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a prestigious art event
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For the artistic and cultural elites of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory moment. Every two years, hundreds of artists, curators and art lovers from across the world descend on the West African capital to...

Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre
THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly pays his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of a different grave each time. The 86-year-old has no way of knowing which grave belongs to his father,...

For the first time, France's Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre in a letter addressed to the Senegalese authorities. Macron's move, on the eve of the 80th anniversary of...

Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects in Africa during a massive two-month operation, clamping down on cybercrime that left tens of thousands of victims, including some who were trafficked, and produced millions in financial damages, the global police organization said Tuesday. ...

Senegal's ruling party secures majority in parliament, paving the way for ambitious reforms
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s ruling party, PASTEF, secured a resounding victory in the country's legislative elections, winning 130 of 165 seats, according to provisional results announced Thursday by the national vote counting commission. The win grants newly elected...
