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1 week, 1 day ago

Is Francafrique ending? Why Senegal is cutting military ties with France

A wave of African countries is pushing the former coloniser back, but Senegal is the only one without a military government in power. In Senegal, a country bustling with French-owned businesses and nationals, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s recent announcement that France should shut down its military bases should have come as a surprise. Beverly Ochieng, a Dakar-based researcher with intelligence …

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1 month ago

Senegal’s ruling Pastef party secures large majority in parliament

Al Jazeera

Senegal’s ruling Pastef party has won a resounding victory in legislative elections, securing 130 of 165 seats in parliament, according to provisional results. After the results were read out by the national vote-counting commission on Thursday, Pastef representative Amadou Ba told reporters the majority represented a vote of confidence that should encourage Senegal’s international backers. He said an opposition-led parliament …

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1 month ago

Senegal votes in election that will decide if president can carry out the reforms he promised

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — Polls closed in Senegal on Sunday for a parliamentary election set to determine whether the country’s newly elected president can carry out ambitious reforms. More than 7 million registered voters in the West African country were choosing 165 lawmakers in the National Assembly, where the party of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye does not hold a majority. Faye, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Senegal votes as President Faye eyes parliamentary majority to push reforms

Al Jazeera

More than seven million people eligible to vote in the snap election, with jobs and rising prices on their minds. Polls have opened in Senegal’s parliamentary elections as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye aims for a resounding majority to see through the promises of ambitious reforms that swept him to power eight months ago. Faye secured victory in March pledging economic …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Senegal enters last day of tense campaign ahead of key legislative election

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — Politicians in Senegal wrapped up a tense electoral campaign on Friday ahead of a key legislative election this weekend that’s set to determine if the country’s newly-elected president can carry out ambitious reforms. Voters in Senegal will on Sunday choose 165 lawmakers in Senegal’s assembly, where the party of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye currently does not hold …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Senegal’s Faye play peacemaker and help a splintered West Africa bloc?

Al Jazeera

Experts say ECOWAS’s tensions with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso could roll back years of regional diplomacy and affect security partnerships. The Economic Community of West African States was threatening “military intervention” in Niger if the leaders of the country’s July 26 coup did not immediately relinquish power and free President Mohammed Bazoum. As both sides standoff, Senegal’s recently elected …

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6 months, 1 week ago

On Eid al-Adha, Senegal’s star sheep are for luxury, not sacrifice

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — When Cheikh Moustapha Seck, a 24-year-old sheep breeder from Senegal, speaks about his animals, his face lights up. “You need love and patience to work with the sheep,” said Seck, affectionately stroking the long neck of Sonko, his champion sheep, named after the country’s new prime minister. Sonko the sheep was born last year, when its namesake …

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6 months, 1 week ago

On Eid al-Adha, Senegal's star sheep are for luxury, not sacrifice

The Independent

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7 months ago

Senegal's new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African country

The Independent

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7 months, 1 week ago

A Swiss court sentences a former Gambian interior minister to 20 years for crimes against humanity

Associated Press

GENEVA — Switzerland’s top criminal court on Wednesday convicted a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 20 years over his role in murder, torture and other repression committed by the West African country’s security forces under its longtime dictator. Human Rights Watch trumpeted a “monumental” verdict, calling it “a major achievement for Switzerland’s …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Swiss court finds Gambian ex-minister guilty of crimes against humanity

Al Jazeera

Switzerland’s top criminal court has sentenced Ousman Sonko, a former interior minister of The Gambia, to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity. In its verdict on Wednesday, the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, southern Switzerland, said Sonko was guilty of intentional homicide, torture and false imprisonment during former President Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule over the country. Rights groups …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bassirou Diomaye Faye | From prison to presidency

The Hindu

Democracy is not really one of the ethos of West Africa’s troubled Sahel region, but Senegal’s 2024 presidential election offers a glimmer of hope in a land marred by conflict and unrest. Initially selected as a proxy for Mr. Sonko, Mr. Faye’s popularity among the Senegalese was visible in his short but lively campaign before the elections. Mr. Faye’s election …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal’s Faye appoints ally Ousmane Sonko as prime minister

Al Jazeera

Senegal’s new president has appointed firebrand politician and key backer Ousmane Sonko as prime minister in his first act as the West African nation’s leader. Bassirou Diomaye Faye made the announcement shortly after he was sworn into office on Tuesday, pledging systemic change after years of deadly turmoil under his predecessor, Macky Sall, a political opponent of Sonko. Popular among …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal swears in new president days after his release from prison

The Independent

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal swears in Africa’s youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic prison-to-palace rise

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal inaugurated Africa’s youngest elected leader as president on Tuesday, as the 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ascent from prison to palace within weeks. Last month’s election tested Senegal’s reputation as a stable democracy in West Africa, a region rocked in recent years by coups and attempted coups. “Through my election, the …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Photos: Senegal’s youngest president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, sworn in

Al Jazeera

Senegal has inaugurated Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its president, completing the previously little-known opposition figure’s dramatic ascent from prison to the palace in just weeks. “Before God and the Senegalese nation, I swear to faithfully fulfil the office of president of the Republic of Senegal,” Faye said in Diamniadio, near the capital, Dakar. “This is a day of celebration for …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

From prisoner to president in 20 days, Senegal’s Diomaye Faye takes office

Al Jazeera

As the 44-year-old is sworn in after a crucial election, we chart the road to victory for Africa’s newest and youngest leader. It was three days after Senegal’s contested March 24 presidential election – the day provisional results were announced – and there was a sense that something had turned: a new vigour for democracy brought about by the election …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal’s top court confirms Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s election victory

Al Jazeera

The 44-year-old will be inaugurated to replace Macky Sall, who ruled the West African nation for 12 years. Senegal’s Constitutional Council has confirmed the presidential election victory of opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Faye – an anti-establishment candidate and ally of popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko – won more than 54 percent of votes cast in last Sunday’s delayed presidential …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Women farmers are invisible': A West African project helps them claim their rights — and land

Associated Press

ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal — Mariama Sonko’s voice resounded through the circle of 40 women farmers sitting in the shade of a cashew tree. Across Senegal, women farmers make up 70% of the agricultural workforce and produce 80% of the crops but have little access to land, education and finance compared to men, the United Nations says. “Women farmers are invisible,” said …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal's president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old

Deccan Chronicle

Dakar, Mar 26 Senegal woke up Tuesday to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political newcomer who inspired voters, including many unemployed youth, with a vow to fight corruption and reform the economy. Winning Sunday's presidential election was a dramatic rise for Faye, who was released from prison less than two weeks ago and is …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal's president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old

Deccan Chronicle

Dakar, Mar 26 Senegal woke up Tuesday to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political newcomer who was released from prison just weeks ago and had inspired voters, many of them unemployed youth, with a vow to fight corruption and reform the economy. The election followed months of unrest ignited by Faye and Sonko's arrest …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal’s president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal woke up Tuesday to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political newcomer who inspired voters, including many unemployed youth, with a vow to fight corruption and reform the economy. Winning Sunday’s presidential election was a dramatic rise for Faye, who was released from prison less than two weeks ago and is …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

What’s next for Senegal under likely President Bassirou Diomaye Faye?

Al Jazeera

Faye promises to review the West African nation’s mining contracts and ties with key nations. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a previously little-known tax inspector freed from jail two weeks ago, looks likely to become Senegal’s next president after a vote that observers say is proof of the country’s democratic resilience. “I pledge to devote myself fully to rebuilding our institutions.” Faye …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Senegal’s president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory

LA Times

Senegal woke up Tuesday to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political newcomer who inspired voters, including many unemployed youth, with a vow to fight corruption and reform the economy. “We needed change.” Faye has vowed to improve Senegal’s control over its natural resources by promoting national companies to prevent the country from falling into …

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Is Francafrique ending? Why Senegal is cutting military ties with France

Senegal’s ruling Pastef party secures large majority in parliament

Senegal votes in election that will decide if president can carry out the reforms he promised

Senegal votes as President Faye eyes parliamentary majority to push reforms

Senegal enters last day of tense campaign ahead of key legislative election

Can Senegal’s Faye play peacemaker and help a splintered West Africa bloc?

On Eid al-Adha, Senegal’s star sheep are for luxury, not sacrifice

On Eid al-Adha, Senegal's star sheep are for luxury, not sacrifice

Senegal's new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African country

A Swiss court sentences a former Gambian interior minister to 20 years for crimes against humanity

Swiss court finds Gambian ex-minister guilty of crimes against humanity

Bassirou Diomaye Faye | From prison to presidency

Senegal’s Faye appoints ally Ousmane Sonko as prime minister

Senegal swears in new president days after his release from prison

Senegal swears in Africa’s youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic prison-to-palace rise

Photos: Senegal’s youngest president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, sworn in

From prisoner to president in 20 days, Senegal’s Diomaye Faye takes office

Senegal’s top court confirms Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s election victory

‘Women farmers are invisible': A West African project helps them claim their rights — and land

Senegal's president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old

Senegal's president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old

Senegal’s president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old

What’s next for Senegal under likely President Bassirou Diomaye Faye?

Senegal’s president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory