Macky Sall
Bassirou Diomaye Faye to become Africa’s youngest president
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Few had heard of him a year ago, and now he is set to become president. Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s extraordinary rise caps ...
Senegal election dominated by freed prisoner Faye and heir apparent Ba
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It is a crowded field of 18 in the battle for Senegal’s top job, but two men – recently freed opposition politician ...
Senegal President Macky Sall rejects blame for election chaos
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Senegal’s president has told the BBC he does not regret delaying this year’s elections, a move that sparked deadly protests. Macky Sall ...
Senegal’s presidential candidates kick off campaigns after violent protests over a delay of the vote
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Presidential candidates in Senegal kicked off their election campaigns on Saturday, following weeks of violent protests across the ...
Opposition supporters march in Dakar calling for swift vote
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Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, demanding swift presidential elections. It comes after the country’s top court blocked President ...
President Macky Sall vows poll ‘as soon as possible’
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Senegal’s president says the delayed election to choose his successor will be held “as soon as possible”, after the top court ruled ...
Senegal’s Constitutional Council overturns delay of Feb. 25 presidential poll
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Senegal’s top election authority on Thursday voided the president’s postponement of a presidential election scheduled for February 25 and its rescheduling for ...
Senegal election delay ruled unlawful
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The decision to postpone this month’s elections in Senegal is against the country’s constitution, the country’s top court has ruled. The Constitutional ...
‘We feel betrayed by President Macky Sall’
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Senegal appears to be having an identity crisis – its citizens are proud of the fact that it is considered one of ...
Why West Africa’s united front is in tatters
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As West African ministers gathered in Nigeria’s capital for yet another emergency meeting, they must have been wondering what further shocks could ...
