Top US diplomat expresses ‘serious concerns’ about Senegal’s political crisis
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Senegalese President Macky Sall as tensions rise in the West African ...
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Senegal suspends internet access ahead of planned march over vote delay
Senegal's Ministry of Communications instructed mobile operators to halt internet access on Tuesday, just before a planned silent march organized ...
Read moreDetailsFor West African juntas, CFA franc pits sovereignty against expediency
Days after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced last month they were quitting the West Africa political union ECOWAS, Burkina ...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s president’s postpones visit to Senegal
Nigeria's President and ECOWAS Head, Bola Tinubu, had a scheduled meeting with President Sall for Monday. As of now, no ...
Read moreDetailsMacky Sall and Senegal’s democratic credentials
Senegal’s President Macky Sall announced in early February that presidential elections, originally scheduled for 25 February, would be postponed indefinitely. The announcement has ...
Read moreDetailsWhat’s going on in Senegal, and could things get more tense?
Senegal's parliament late on Monday voted to postpone a presidential election from Feb. 25 to Dec. 15, extending President Macky Sall's mandate ...
Read moreDetailsIndicted Sierra Leone ex-president Koroma flies to Nigeria
Sierra Leone's ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma left the West African country by plane and flew to Nigeria on Friday, two ...
Read moreDetailsNiger’s return to democracy in light of global geopolitical competition
France's Macron has supported ousted President Mohamed Bazoum and declined to acknowledge the new Nigerien government. The junta has not ...
Read moreDetailsNiger tribunal grants ousted president’s son provisional release from house arrest
Niger's military tribunal granted the son of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Mohamed Bazoum Salem, provisional release from house arrest in ...
Read moreDetailsSierra Leone ex-president Koroma charged with treason over attempted coup
Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with four counts of treason in connection with an attempted ...
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