DAKAR (Reuters) - Authorities in Senegal have arrested an influential religious leader in connection with the killing of two of his followers, a case that may strain the relationship between Islamic ...

Accusations of injustice are flying after a Senegal court granted provisional release to Islamic leader Cheikh Bethio Thioune, a once privileged presidential ally in the predominantly Muslim country ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Police shot tear gas at supporters of an influential Muslim leader who has been incarcerated since April for alleged complicity in murder. The disciples of Cheikh Bethio Tioune ...

Senegal's marabouts guide the country's Sufi Muslim majority in virtually all sectors of life, yet their influence in politics is not what it once was. Although they will play a role in Sunday's ...