Senegal’s anti-establishment leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye, whose weekend election victory could be officially confirmed within days, was welcomed at the presidential palace Thursday by outgoing leader Macky Sall. Issued on: 28/03/2024 – 22:36 1 min The meeting, which came after weeks of crisis surrounding the vote, suggested a swift and peaceful handover in the West …
From a Dakar prison to the presidency, Senegal’s anti-establishment Bassirou Diomaye Faye embodies the winning charisma of his mentor and opposition figurehead Ousmane Sonko, who endorsed him as his replacement. Issued on: 25/03/2024 – 17:57Modified: 25/03/2024 – 18:05 2 min “Bassirou is me,” said Sonko of his number two, who at the age of 44 …
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Senegal’s President Macky Sall has proposed a general amnesty bill for political protesters arrested since 2021, as he holds talks to end fresh turmoil over delayed elections. Issued on: 27/02/2024 – 05:38 3 min The West African nation is facing its worst political crisis in decades after Sall abruptly deferred the February 25 presidential vote …
Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Saturday published a final list of 20 candidates for the February 25 presidential election that excludes jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade. Issued on: 21/01/2024 – 07:16 2 min Those listed include Prime Minister Amadou Ba, chosen by President Macky Sall as …
A Senegalese judge on Thursday ordered that jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko be reinstated on the electoral roll, clearing the way for him to stand in next year’s presidential election. Issued on: 14/12/2023 – 12:21 1 min Sonko was struck off Senegal’s electoral roll after being sentenced in June to two years’ imprisonment for morally …
Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, at the centre of a crisis that has rocked Senegal ahead of presidential elections, has been admitted to intensive care after launching a hunger strike, his lawyers said Thursday. Issued on: 17/08/2023 – 21:37 1 min Sonko began the protest on July 30 after he was accused of fanning deadly violence between …