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Prime Minister Hun Sen said he would hand off power to his son after nearly four decades at Cambodia's helm

World

Hun Sen: long-serving architect of Cambodia’s repressive state

Asia’s longest-serving leader Hun Sen outlasted the murderous Khmer Rouge, sidelined the monarchy and extinguished any glimmer of multiparty democracy during his nearly 40-year...

AFPJuly 26, 2023

Senegal celebrate with the trophy after winning their first Africa Cup of Nations title

Sports

Senegal declares national holiday to celebrate Cup of Nations win

Senegal’s President Macky Sall declared Monday a public holiday to celebrate the national football team’s first ever African Cup of Nations crown following their...

AFPFebruary 6, 2022

World

Hun Sen: Cambodia’s shape-shifting strongman leader

Cambodian leader Hun Sen has outlasted the murderous Khmer Rouge, sidelined the monarchy and crushed his opponents in a 33-year rule defined by patronage,...

AFPJuly 28, 2018

World

Fortified by family and China cash, Cambodia’s strongman digs in

Secured by family and party ties, Chinese cash and his own ruthless political instincts, Cambodian strongman Hun Sen has taken a wrecking ball to...

AFPDecember 13, 2017