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Protest over election delay postponed in Senegal after government ban
10 months, 1 week ago

Protest over election delay postponed in Senegal after government ban

Al Jazeera  

The 40-group collective behind the march is protesting against ‘constitutional coup’, as alleged by the opposition. A protest march scheduled for Tuesday against Senegalese President Macky Sall’s controversial move to delay this month’s presidential poll to December has been postponed after authorities banned it, organisers said. Senegal’s opposition has decried the move as a “constitutional coup” and suspects it is …

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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 Macky Sall postpones presidential election
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal’s Macky Sall postpones presidential election

Al Jazeera  

The vote, originally scheduled to take place on February 25, was delayed after a dispute over the candidate list. Senegal’s President Macky Sall has indefinitely postponed the presidential election that was scheduled to take place on February 25. “I will initiate an open national dialogue to bring together the conditions for a free, transparent and inclusive election in a peaceful …

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Senegal’s president calls for an investigation into deadly clashes, says he’s open to dialogue
1 year, 6 months ago

Senegal’s president calls for an investigation into deadly clashes, says he’s open to dialogue

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s president has ordered an investigation to determine who was responsible for protests by supporters of a political opponent that turned deadly last week but said he was open to consulting with the parties involved. He said the protests had included violence, looting and cyber-attacks, “the aim of which was undoubtedly to sow terror and bring our …

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AU head tells Putin Africans 'victims' of Ukraine conflict
2 years, 6 months ago

AU head tells Putin Africans 'victims' of Ukraine conflict

The Hindu  

African Union head Macky Sall on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to take into account the suffering in African countries from food shortages caused by Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine. Mr. Putin hosted Senegalese President Macky Sall, who chairs the African Union, at his Black Sea residence in Sochi on the 100th day of Moscow's offensive in Ukraine, with …

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