DAKAR (Reuters) -France handed over control of its last major military facility in Senegal on Thursday, marking the end of its armed forces' long presence in the West African country and a milestone ...

A competitor works on his car during a technical check-up in Jeddah, on December 30, 2021 ahead of the 2022 Dakar Rally - Copyright AFP TANG CHHIN Sothy A competitor ...

The explosion that went off under a French vehicle involved in the Dakar car rally in Saudi Arabia last week may have been a terrorist attack, France's foreign minister said on Friday. PARIS, Jan 7 ...

PARIS (Reuters) -French authorities are looking into a second potentially suspicious explosion at the Dakar sports car rally in Saudi Arabia last month, French radio station RMC reported on Thursday.

PISCO, Peru (AP) Frenchman Cyril Despres of Peugeot won the second round of the Dakar Rally on Sunday and took the overall lead of the race. The third-place finisher in last year's race finished in 2 ...

Air France said on Wednesday that flights from Senegal's capital Dakar to Paris will make refuelling stops in Spain's Las Palmas, due a refined products shortage in the West African nation that has ...

DAKAR, Senegal, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- France's colonial legacy came under renewed scrutiny as journalists, historians, and pan-African activists gathered at African Memorial Square in Dakar ...