Karim Wade, the high-flying son of former Senegal president Abdoulaye Wade bidding to follow his father to the top office, was sentenced Monday to six years in prison in a deeply divisive graft case.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Karim Wade as he was being arrested for corruption in Dakar in April 2013. Documents appear to show a close relationship between ...

This is Morning Edition from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. Senegal, on the coast of West Africa, has been something of a model of stability for a region known for its volatility. But this past week ...

Jeffrey Epstein built close ties with powerful figures in Senegal and Ivory Coast, files released by the US government last month show, detailing the late sex offender's influence network across ...

Senegal kicked off campaigning Sunday for parliamentary elections later this month, with a record number of candidates vying to weaken President Macky Sall -- including 91-year-old ex-leader Abdoulaye ...

Yesterday Senegal went to the polls and struck a powerful blow on behalf of democracy in Africa and in the Islamic world. President Abdoulaye Wade has held power for twelve years, and changed the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Files indicate Jeffrey Epstein built close ties with leading figures in Africa (Brendan Smialowski) (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/AFP) ...