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Senegal votes Sunday in a tightly contested presidential election that has fired up political tensions and tested one of West Africa’s most stable democracies. The election will take place after ...
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The 2023–2024 Senegalese protests broke out in Senegal on 1 June 2023 following opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's conviction for corrupting young people, which may disqualify him from standing in the 2024 Senegalese presidential election. [1] [2] At least 23 persons died during the protests and about 500 were arrested.
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal; 2023 Senegalese protests; 8 January – Kaffrine bus crash; 16 January – Nineteen people are killed and 24 others injured by a bus–truck collision in Sakal Arrondissement. [2] 10 May – One person is killed and 30 others injured during protests against repression across Senegal. [3]
2 April: Bassirou Diomaye Faye is inaugurated as president. [9]3 April: President Faye appoints Ousmane Sonko as prime minister. [10]16 April: Customs authorities seize 1,140 kilograms of cocaine valued at $146 million from a lorry in Kidira, near the Malian border, the largest drug haul inside Senegalese soil.
Senegal’s government on Monday restricted mobile internet access and impeded protesters as federal lawmakers considered a bill to extend President Macky Sall’s tenure following his decision to ...
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