DAKAR (Reuters) -The U.N. and the Dutch foreign ministry said on Friday they had cancelled an LGBTQ-themed event in Senegal after the West African nation warned of repercussions for organisers and ...

Flutterwave, Africa's leading payments technology company, has obtained a Payment Institution (PI) licence from the Central ...

The Akon city project was expected to be completed by 2023 but has since faced significant challenges and delays.

South Sudan has accepted eight third-country deportees from the U.S. and Rwanda says it’s in talk with the administration of ...

The U.N. and the Dutch foreign ministry canceled an LGBTQ-themed event in Senegal, responding to government warnings against ...

Flutterwave secures full BCEAO license to empower digital payments for businesses across Senegal’s growing fintech landscape.

( NewsNation) — R&B singer Akon’s $6 billion plans to build a futuristic city on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast have been cancelled ...

DAKAR, Senegal — The Senegalese navy intercepted 201 West African migrants in the western part of the country, authorities said Wednesday, as the Atlantic Ocean crossing continues to be the most ...

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While there is no accurate death toll for the Atlantic route because of the lack of information on departures from West ...

In a story about Senegal intercepting migrants heading to Europe that was published on July 10, 2025, The Associated Press should have used the term “migrants,” ...

Anti-gay laws are in place in many conservative West African countries, including Senegal, where anyone who commits an "act ...