The consensus outcry as our group rounds a curve in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, and gets a first glimpse of the Monument to the African Renaissance looming on our right is, "Wow!" "Pull over," we ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hotel employees stand in front of sandbags protecting the hotel's beach in Saly, Senegal, November 12, 2015. REUTERS/Makini Brice ...

Senegalese President Macky Sall defended his decision to postpone elections. Violent protests were reported all over Senegal since Friday. WTN Member and tourism expert Faouzou Dème from Senegal ...

Tour operators in Senegal’s southern Casamance region say insecurity, high taxes, and the global economic crisis are hurting many small business owners. Tour operators in Senegal’s southern Casamance ...

Soldiers stand in guard on the beach in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast, March 13, 2016. REUTERS/Luc Gnago Cafes were bustling with customers Wednesday afternoon in the Senegalese resort area of Saly, where ...

A man covers his face to protect from tear gas as protesters clashed with police in Dakar last week – Copyright AFP Ludovic MARIN Senegal’s hotels have seen a ...

Maguette Ndiour stands on the edge of Senegal's Lake Retba, famous for its pink-hued waters, and points to a mound of salt slowly being shovelled into bags by men toiling under the hot midday sun.

Youssou N'dour, world music icon, has been named Senegal's minister for culture and tourism. Earlier this year, Ndour himself launched a failed bid for the presidency of the West African Nation… By ...

Best known for his R&B; hits such as "Locked Up" and "Smack That," the singer signed a deal with Senegal's state-owned tourism company SAPCO on Tuesday. "Beyond his status as an artist, it is Akon, ...

SALY, Senegal (Reuters) - The European winter is the high season for tourism in Senegal as visitors flock to its sea and sun to escape the cold, yet since last year the doors of the luxury Hotel ...