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Senegal’s ruling Pastef party secures large majority in parliament
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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Senegal votes in election that will decide if president can carry out the reforms he promised
1 month, 1 week 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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Senegal enters last day of tense campaign ahead of key legislative election
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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Senegal swears in Africa’s youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic prison-to-palace rise
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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Photos: Senegal’s youngest president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, sworn in
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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From prisoner to president in 20 days, Senegal’s Diomaye Faye takes office
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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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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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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‘We want Sonko’: Senegal opposition boosted after leaders freed before vote
9 months, 1 week ago

‘We want Sonko’: Senegal opposition boosted after leaders freed before vote

Al Jazeera  

The release of firebrand Sonko and his right-hand man Faye could help opposition chances in the March 24 election to replace outgoing President Macky Sall. Celebrations broke out among Senegal’s opposition supporters after two of their top leaders were freed from jail 10 days before the country’s delayed presidential election. Firebrand politician Ousmane Sonko and his close aide Bassirou Diomaye …

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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 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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Senegal elections: Why has President Macky Sall postponed voting?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senegal elections: Why has President Macky Sall postponed voting?

Al Jazeera  

Last week, Senegal’s President Macky Sall unilaterally postponed presidential elections by several months just weeks before the planned date of February 25, sparking protests across a country already on edge from months of political tension. In his statement on Saturday, Sall said he would work to address issues that had arisen when a handful of prominent candidates were disqualified by …

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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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Senegal dissolves party of opposition leader Sonko
1 year, 4 months ago

Senegal dissolves party of opposition leader Sonko

Al Jazeera  

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko faces charges of fomenting insurrection as interior ministry says his PASTEF party has been dissolved. Senegal’s interior ministry has dissolved the political party of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko for rallying supporters into stoking unrest during violent protests last month, as demonstrators clashed with police in the capital Dakar. Sonko on hunger strike “It’s a farce,” …

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Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko charged with fomenting insurrection
1 year, 4 months ago

Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko charged with fomenting insurrection

Al Jazeera  

New charges follow opposition leader’s arrest on Friday and are not related to an alleged rape case that sparked deadly riots in June. Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been charged with plotting an insurrection and other new offences, according to the country’s public prosecutor. Abdou Karim Diop, Senegal’s public prosecutor, told reporters the new charges stem from comments Sonko …

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Succeeding Sall: Who will be Senegal’s next president in 2024?
1 year, 5 months ago

Succeeding Sall: Who will be Senegal’s next president in 2024?

Al Jazeera  

Macky Sall’s decision to not run for office in 2024 has calmed Senegal but raised questions about his successor and democratic progression. We’ve always had an election where the incumbent president was running for another mandate.” The race to 2024 Already in the race is Idrissa Seck, the runner-up to 2019’s presidential vote, and whose Rewmi party had joined Sall’s …

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Senegal’s Macky Sall rules out third term after deadly protests
1 year, 5 months ago

Senegal’s Macky Sall rules out third term after deadly protests

Al Jazeera  

Incumbent president says he will not run in the 2024 election, but insists Senegal’s constitution would have allowed his candidacy. Senegal’s President Macky Sall has declared he will not run for a third term in next year’s election, ending years of uncertainty over his political future that helped fuel deadly opposition protests last month. In a speech carried live on …

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Senegalese President Macky Sall says he won’t seek a third term in 2024 elections after protests
1 year, 5 months ago

Senegalese President Macky Sall says he won’t seek a third term in 2024 elections after protests

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegalese President Macky Sall declared Monday evening that he will not run for a third term in next year’s elections, ending years of uncertainty over his political future that had helped fuel deadly opposition protests last month. Senegal is more than just me, it’s full of people capable of taking Senegal to the next level.” Sonko had …

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Senegal President Sall to address nation amid third term rumours
1 year, 5 months ago

Senegal President Sall to address nation amid third term rumours

Al Jazeera  

Sall has suggested a new constitution makes him legally eligible to run for another term but has not said if he will. Senegalese President Macky Sall will address the nation on Monday evening, his office says, amid speculation that he is planning to run for a third term, which the opposition has said would be unconstitutional. Accusations and uncertainty over …

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Protesters in Senegal accuse police of using armed civilians to quell unrest
1 year, 6 months ago

Protesters in Senegal accuse police of using armed civilians to quell unrest

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “As I watched him on the way there, I realized it was over.” His …

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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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Death toll from Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police
1 year, 6 months ago

Death toll from Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The number of people killed in days of clashes between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has now risen to 15, including two security officers, the government said on Saturday. France’s ministry for Europe and foreign affairs said it was “extremely concerned by the violence” and called for a resolution to this crisis, in …

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Nine dead as protests rock Senegal after Sonko jail sentence
1 year, 6 months ago

Nine dead as protests rock Senegal after Sonko jail sentence

Al Jazeera  

Interior Minister Antoine Diome said nine protesters died in the capital Dakar and the southern town of Ziguinchor. At least nine people were killed in Senegal in clashes between riot police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko following a court sentencing him to two years in jail, the country’s interior ministry said. “We have noted, with regret, violence that …

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