Anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was on Monday set to become the youngest president in Senegal’s history after his rival conceded the race, triggering a political earthquake in the West…
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Senegal president urges immediate amnesty 10 days before polls
Senegal’s President Macky Sall has told his government to enact an amnesty law as soon as it is officially published, amid hope a jailed main opposition candidate could be released…
Senegal president could set election date after crisis talks
Senegal’s President Macky Sall could soon set a date for a delayed presidential election after two days of talks aimed at settling the country’s biggest political crisis in decades. Sall…
Senegal’s newly freed opponents ready to resume the fight
After more than six months behind bars, 34-year-old Mohamed Sy has just been granted his freedom — one of hundreds of detained opposition members and activists suddenly released after weeks…
Senegal president pledges to hold election ‘as soon as possible’
Senegalese President Macky Sall, who faces mounting pressure at home and abroad, vowed on Friday to organise presidential elections “as soon as possible” after the top constitutional body overruled his…
Senegal’s Sall facing heavy pressure to end political crisis
Senegalese President Macky Sall held a cabinet meeting on Wednesday facing international and national calls to re-schedule a postponed presidential election and resolve the grave political crisis. The United States,…