Senegal President proposes general amnesty amidst political tensions
Senegal's President Macky Sall announced plans for a general amnesty for political demonstrators from 2021 to 2024, seeking to ease ...
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Nigeria’s Yakubu Gowon, the last living founding father of ECOWAS calls for its rescue
Former Nigerian head of state, Yakubu Gowon who was one of the founders of the Economic Community of West African ...
Senegal election: President Sall “slow” to set date, opposition says
Opposition candidates in Senegal's presidential election have accused the authorities of dragging their feet on setting a new date for the vote ...
Senegal presidential candidates unite for swift elections
In Senegal, fifteen out of the twenty candidates approved to contest in the delayed presidential elections have united in a ...
IMF says Senegal ‘better positioned than some’ to navigate investor concern
Senegal's diversified funding sources mean it could be better placed than some countries to navigate investor concerns sparked by political ...
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 ...
Macky 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 ...
Senegal: “I am seeking for nothing except to leave a country in peace” Sall says as protests turn deadly
On Saturday (Feb. 10) at least two people were confirmed dead after protests were held across Senegal, Friday (Feb. 09). ...
What’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 ...
ECOWAS asks Senegal to reverse the presidential election delay that’s caused an uproar
Authorities in Senegal should hold the presidential election this month as scheduled instead of delaying it by 10 months, West ...
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