Senegal

Niger mass rally against France
International News

Senegal, Chad and Ivory Coast Order French Troops to Leave

January 25, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Three other governments in West Africa have announced that they are requesting the departure of troops from France, the former colonial power. Senegal during 2024 underwent a mass upheaval and a groundbreaking […]
Chad leader wants French troops out
International News

French Military Begins Withdrawal from Chad

December 17, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Yet another African state has broken its military agreements with the former colonial power of France. Chad, an oil-rich country bordering West and North Africa, has been a longtime ally of Paris […]
African troops captured by Germans in France during WWII
International News

France Admits World War II Massacre of African Troops

December 10, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe It has been 80 years since the French military authorities gunned down hundreds of African troops from Senegal during World War II. On this anniversary of the incident, President Emmanuel Macron finally […]
Mali military leadership defies imperialist states
International News

Mali and Niger Break Diplomatic Relations with Ukraine

August 18, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the beginning of the Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine in February 2022, the African continent has become a major battleground in the renewed Cold War between Moscow and Washington. In […]
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye
International News

Senegal Elects New President

March 30, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, has been elected as the president of the West African state of Senegal. Just one week prior to the elections, Faye along with Ousmane Sonko, who were leaders […]
Senegal students attempt to save archives at CAD University
International News

Behind the Unrest in Senegal: Economic Distress and the Shifting Character of Global Politics

June 19, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Senegal was the scene of demonstrations and widespread property damage in the wake of the conviction of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko who was tried by the courts in absentia in early June. […]