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Senegal will hold its delayed presidential election on Sunday amid an unusually tense political mood after President Macky Sall failed to postpone the vote and two key opponents were released from ...
Thousands of supporters massed in Dakar, the capital, to celebrate the news, chanting Sonko's name on the gridlocked street where he lives. "I believe Sonko can change the country," she said.
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's top opposition leader was expected to address supporters on Friday in his first public speech, hours after being released from prison and ahead of the country’s ...
Newspaper stand, Dakar, 2008. The reading public for Senegal's diverse press is largely limited to Dakar and Thies. Le Soleil is the quasi-official daily. Other major popular independent newspapers include the dailies Sud Quotidien, WalFadjri, Le Quotidien, Le Matin, Le Populaire, Il Est Midi, and the economic weekly Nouvel Horizon. National ...
A pro-BBY rally in Dakar on Feb. 24 attracted hundreds of people, comparable in size to a pro-opposition rally a week earlier. The crowd chanted and waved Senegalese flags handed out by organisers.
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 ...
A group of Senegalese civic and religious leaders proposed holding elections in early June, the first new date offered since the president attempted to push elections back to the end of the year.
Senegal kicks off short election campaign after poll delays. March 9, 2024 at 5:25 AM. DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese presidential candidates launched their shortened campaigns on Saturday, two days ...