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International Business Times
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Laurent LOZANO

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Senegal president urges immediate amnesty 10 days before polls | History Defined

The release of Sonko and Faye could dramatically alter the dynamic in the run up to the presidential election (Credit: AFP)

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 ahead of the presidential poll in 10 days' time.

In a bid to end weeks of crisis after he postponed the February 25 presidential vote, Sall proposed a bill granting amnesty for acts committed in connection with political demonstrations since 2021.

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