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Senegal President Set For TV Interview After Weeks Of Turmoil

Senegal's outgoing President Macky Sall is to address the nation Thursday in a live TV interview, which could reveal a date for elections after their unprecedented delay triggered weeks of crisis.

International Business Times · Feb 22, 2024

Macky Sall to address Senegal, as calls to set election date intensify

Senegalese President Macky Sall has promised he will address the nation on Thursday evening in a bid to quell rising anger over the delay in setting a new election date. The opposition says it will carry out a series of actions to ensure the poll is held before Sall's mandate…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 22, 2024

Senegal justice ministry says over 300 prisoners released in a week

Fifteen candidates in Senegal's delayed presidential election are urging President Macky Sall to quickly establish a new poll date. Meanwhile, more political prisoners are released. Also, Tunisia experiments with old wheat varieties in order to adapt to drought caused by climate change. Finally, to mark International Mother Language Day, we…

France 24 · Feb 22, 2024

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Senegal Candidates Decry Delay In Setting New Poll Date

Fifteen candidates in Senegal's delayed presidential election have accused President Macky Sall of "ill will" and vowed to take action to ensure a new poll date is swiftly established.

International Business Times · Feb 21, 2024

15 Senegal Candidates Call For Vote Before President Leaves Office

Fifteen of the 20 candidates who were approved to stand in Senegal's delayed February presidential poll have called for the new vote to be held no later than April 2.

International Business Times · Feb 19, 2024

Senegalese presidential candidates unite in call for new election date

Fifteen of the 20 candidates who were approved to stand in Senegal's delayed February presidential poll have called for the new vote to be held no later than 2 April, the day President Macky Sall's term officially ends.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 19, 2024

Thousands Of Senegalese March With Elections Back On

Thousands on Saturday joined the first authorised protest in Senegal's capital since President Macky Sall postponed elections for his successor before a top court overturned his ruling.

International Business Times · Feb 17, 2024

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Senegal's Election Authority Deems Presidential Election Postponement Unconstitutional

Senegal's top election authority declares postponement of presidential election unconstitutional, raising concerns about the democratic process and integri...

Senegal's Presidential Election Postponement Ruled Unconstitutional

Senegal's top election authority declares government's election postponement unconstitutional, raising uncertainty about the future of the election and its...

Senegal Constitutional Body Overturns Presidential Vote Delay

Senegal's Constitutional Council on Thursday overturned the postponement of this month's presidential election, a historic decision that opens up a realm of uncertainty for the traditionally stable West African nation.

International Business Times · Feb 15, 2024

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.

International Business Times · Feb 14, 2024

Senegal Bans Protest As US Urges President To Hold Election

Senegalese authorities banned a planned opposition march on Tuesday as the United States joined growing international calls for President Macky Sall to hold an election for a successor.

International Business Times · Feb 13, 2024

ECOWAS chair Tinubu to meet Senegal’s Sall over postponed elections

Sall’s decision to push back the February 25 presidential vote has plunged Senegal into a constitutional crisis.

Al Jazeera · Feb 12, 2024

Death Of Teenager Takes Senegal Protest Toll To Three

A 16-year-old died following clashes in Senegal's Ziguinchor, the third fatality in unrest after President Macky Sall postponed this month's election, a hospital source and a local politician said Sunday.

International Business Times · Feb 11, 2024

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International Business Times · Feb 9, 2024

W.Africa Bloc Urges 'Reconciliation' With Coup-hit States

West Africa's regional bloc called for "reconciliation" with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Friday after emergency talks on the coup-hit countries' withdrawal from the group.

Al Jazeera · Feb 9, 2024

Protesters and security forces clash in Senegal over election delay

Parliament voted to push the polls back to December after President Macky Sall announced a postponement last week.

International Business Times · Feb 9, 2024

Senegal Security Forces Disperse Rally After Protest Call

Senegalese security forces on Friday used tear gas to disperse people attempting to gather in the capital after being urged to mobilise against a last-minute delay of presidential elections.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2024

‘Democracy has been thrown out the window’: paranoia stalks the streets of Dakar after ‘constitutional coup’

Tensions are high in Senegal amid a security crackdown as President Macky Sall postpones elections until December

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International Business Times · Feb 9, 2024

Senegalese Urged To Turn Out To Oppose Presidential Election Delay

Senegalese were urged on Friday to turn out and show their opposition to a last-minute delay of presidential polls, in a test of the balance of power between President Macky Sall and opponents.

Al Jazeera · Feb 8, 2024

Senegal elections: Why has President Macky Sall postponed voting?

Senegal’s reputation as the only coup-free West African democracy hangs in the balance.

Al Jazeera · Feb 8, 2024

ECOWAS holds emergency session over Senegal crisis and member exits

Political drama in four member states has led to questions about the broader role of the almost 50-year-old bloc.

International Business Times · Feb 8, 2024

Senegal President Seeks Calm After Election-delay Outcry

Senegal opposition groups tried to mobilise Thursday after President Macky Sall sought to quell widespread public outcry at the delay to this month's presidential election, which has also drawn international condemnation.

International Business Times · Feb 8, 2024

Troubled West African States Test Fractured Regional Bloc

West African foreign ministers hold emergency talks on Thursday confronted by a major political crisis in Senegal and weakened by disputes with military rulers in three coup-hit countries.

International Business Times · Feb 7, 2024

US Says Vote Delaying Senegal Presidential Poll Not 'Legitimate'

The vote to delay Senegal's presidential election until December "cannot be considered legitimate", the US state department said, after the move plunged the normally stable West African nation into its worst crisis in decades.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 7, 2024

Senegal's opposition denounces 'constitutional coup' after election postponement

Senegal's opposition Tuesday denounced a "constitutional coup" after parliament voted to delay the presidential election by 10 months, plunging the country into its worst crisis in decades.

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