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Senegal election results: Who is Diomaye Faye, tipped to be next president?
9 months ago

Senegal election results: Who is Diomaye Faye, tipped to be next president?

Al Jazeera  

Faye, a former tax inspector, has pledged to weed out corruption, restore stability and prioritise economic sovereignty. Senegal’s main opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye appears to have won Sunday’s presidential election. The outgoing governing coalition’s candidate, former Prime Minister Amadou Ba, on Monday conceded defeat to Faye hours after saying he was ready for a run-off vote. In July 2023, …

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Senegal’s 2024 election: Why does it matter?
9 months ago

Senegal’s 2024 election: Why does it matter?

Al Jazeera  

After an election delay and weeks of protests, 19 candidates are competing to succeed Macky Sall as president. More than seven million people in the West African nation are registered to vote on Sunday to pick a successor to President Macky Sall, who has been in power for 12 years. The move sparked deadly protests, as well as pushback from …

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After 12 years in power, Senegal’s Macky Sall leaves a fragile democracy
9 months ago

After 12 years in power, Senegal’s Macky Sall leaves a fragile democracy

Al Jazeera  

Amid the president’s attempt to delay the elections and protests by the opposition, how resilient is Senegal’s democracy? Dakar, Senegal – A year after his 2012 inauguration as Senegal’s fourth president, Macky Sall delivered a compelling speech – half in French, half in English – at Harvard University in the United States. Other controversies surrounding Sall’s presidency – including financial …

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Senegal’s top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month
9 months, 1 week ago

Senegal’s top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from prison ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant celebrations across the country’s capital. Sonko, who finished third in the 2019 presidential election, is popular among young people and his fiery campaign to tackle corruption has resonated in a country with economic hardship. Sall himself …

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Tax inspectors to poultry boss: Senegal’s presidential candidates
9 months, 1 week ago

Tax inspectors to poultry boss: Senegal’s presidential candidates

Al Jazeera  

Senegalese voters have a crowded field of 19 candidates to pick from when they vote this month to elect a new leader to replace President Macky Sall in a tight election whose delay sparked concerns for the future of democracy in the West African country. The vote on March 24 will take place after Sall’s attempt to postpone the election, …

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Senegal’s Sall vows to exit office in April but election date still unknown
10 months ago

Senegal’s Sall vows to exit office in April but election date still unknown

Al Jazeera  

Opposition groups in Senegal have rejected President Macky Sall’s call for talks on the delayed elections. Senegalese President Macky Sall says he will end his term in April as expected but has not given a new date for the presidential election originally scheduled for Sunday. “On April 2, 2024, my mission ends at the head of Senegal,” the president said …

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ECOWAS chair Tinubu to meet Senegal’s Sall over postponed elections
10 months, 1 week ago

ECOWAS chair Tinubu to meet Senegal’s Sall over postponed elections

Al Jazeera  

Sall’s decision to push back the February 25 presidential vote has plunged Senegal into one of its worst crises since independence from France in 1960. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is set to meet his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall on Monday in the capital Dakar as a constitutional crisis continues there over postponement of elections initially scheduled for this month. Tinubu, …

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Senegal’s president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senegal’s president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegalese President Macky Sall defended his decision to postpone elections as violent protests erupted across the country on Friday. Senegal is one of West Africa’s most stable democracies, but the presidential vote has been dogged by controversies from deadly protests that resulted in Sall announcing that he would not seek a third term, to the disqualification of …

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Protesters and security forces clash in Senegal over election delay
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Protesters and security forces clash in Senegal over election delay

Al Jazeera  

Parliament voted to push the polls back to December after President Macky Sall announced a postponement last week. In the capital on Friday, some demonstrators waved Senegalese flags, while others shouted slogans like “Macky Sall is a dictator”, the Reuters news agency reported. ‘Calm spirits’ “Senegal has perhaps never experienced a crisis like the one we are experiencing and we …

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West African bloc asks Senegal to reverse the presidential election delay that’s caused an uproar
10 months, 2 weeks ago

West African bloc asks Senegal to reverse the presidential election delay that’s caused an uproar

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Authorities in Senegal should hold the presidential election this month as scheduled instead of delaying it by 10 months, West Africa’s regional bloc said Tuesday, as the United Nations human rights office expressed concern about the unprecedented decision in one of Africa’s most stable democracies. The West Africa bloc known as ECOWAS, which has struggled to contain …

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Senegal parliament delays election to December 15 after chaotic vote
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senegal parliament delays election to December 15 after chaotic vote

Al Jazeera  

Some opposition lawmakers were forcibly removed from the chamber after security forces stormed the building. Senegal’s parliament has voted to delay the presidential election to December 15 in a chaotic vote that took place after opposition lawmakers were forcibly removed from the chamber as they debated President Macky Sall’s earlier decision to delay the crucial election. Security forces later stormed …

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Senegal parliament to vote on election delay and Sall tenure extension
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senegal parliament to vote on election delay and Sall tenure extension

Al Jazeera  

The Senegalese parlimaentary session comes in the wake of deadly protests and internet cuts in parts of the country. Senegal’s parliament is meeting to consider the postponement of presidential elections announced by President Macky Sall, a move that has plunged the country into crisis. Monday’s session is happening after a day of violent street protests in the capital Dakar – …

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Senegal police clamp down on protesters as opposition rejects election delay
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal police clamp down on protesters as opposition rejects election delay

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Police made arrests and fired tear gas at opposition supporters during protests Sunday against the decision by President Macky Sall to postpone Senegal’s Feb. 25 elections as federal lawmakers prepared to debate a bill to formalize the postponement. The global Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the signal cutoff in a post on the social media platform X, …

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Senegal’s leader postpones Feb. 25 presidential vote, citing controversies over candidate lists
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal’s leader postpones Feb. 25 presidential vote, citing controversies over candidate lists

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday postponed presidential elections scheduled for Feb. 25, citing controversies over the disqualification of some candidates and allegations of corruption in election-related cases. The controversies over the candidates “could seriously harm the credibility of the election by creating the seeds of pre- and post-electoral litigation,” Sall said without announcing a new date …

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Senegal’s president postpones election dogged by controversies
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal’s president postpones election dogged by controversies

LA Times  

Senegal President Macky Sall postponed elections that were scheduled this month, citing controversies over some candidates’ disqualifications. Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday postponed presidential elections scheduled for Feb. 25, citing controversies over the disqualification of some candidates and allegations of corruption in election-related cases. The controversies over the candidates “could seriously harm the credibility of the election by creating …

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Two opposition leaders in Senegal are excluded from the final list of presidential candidates
11 months ago

Two opposition leaders in Senegal are excluded from the final list of presidential candidates

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s highest election authority has excluded two top opposition leaders from the final list of candidates for the West African nation’s presidential election next month. The list published Saturday by Senegal’s Constitutional Council named 20 candidates, including Prime Minister Amadou Ba, who has the backing of outgoing President Macky Sall and is seen as a major contender. …

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