While some pinned their hopes for a better future on the ambitious rhetoric of the ruling Pastef party, others felt the government had not done enough to address the challenges of daily life.

Official provisional results made public on Tuesday confirm Senegal’s ruling Pastef party has won a decisive victory in Sunday’s snap legislative elections. They show it outperforming the two ...

Nevertheless vice-president of his Pastef party, Yacine Fall, told the BBC that the announcement of an election date was "a big relief for the whole country". "Unfortunately, Ousmane Sonko had ...