Senegal will conduct an audit of the oil, gas and mining sectors, newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told the nation in a televised speech on Wednesday, while also reassuring investors they were welcome in the country. Issued on: 04/04/2024 – 00:37 1 min Faye defeated the ruling coalition’s candidate in a March election by a landslide, reflecting …
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 …
Anti-establishment figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye has comfortably won the Senegalese presidential election with 54.28 percent of votes in the first round, official provisional results showed Wednesday. Issued on: 27/03/2024 – 21:20 2 min He placed well ahead of the governing coalition’s candidate, former prime minister Amadou Ba, who garnered 35.79 percent. The victory for Faye, …
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 …
Senegalese headed to the polls Sunday in a tightly contested presidential race that followed months of uncertainty and unrest that has tested the West African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy in a region that has experienced a wave of coups in recent years. Issued on: 24/03/2024 – 09:39 2 min The election takes place …
Senegalese presidential candidates launched their shortened campaigns on Saturday, two days after a court confirmed the election would be held on March 24, ending weeks of uncertainty and kick-starting a competition that remains wide open. Issued on: 09/03/2024 – 11:40 2 min Tensions have gripped the country since early February, when a bid by President …
The African Union on Friday joined the United States and European Union in welcoming Senegal’s decision to hold a presidential election on March 24 after weeks of turmoil triggered by the vote’s delay. Issued on: 08/03/2024 – 18:12 1 min President Macky Sall plunged Senegal into crisis with a last-minute postponement of the presidential poll, …
Senegalese President Macky Sall has scheduled a delayed presidential election for March 24, the government said on Wednesday, after a top court ruled that a proposal to hold the vote after his mandate expires on April 2 was unconstitutional. Issued on: 06/03/2024 – 22:10 1 min The announcement caps a dramatic evening that saw Sall …
Orenstein and the Garbal team—roughly a dozen local data analysts, project managers, digital finance experts, and tele-agents with degrees in livestock management and applied agriculture—have designed different tools for herders’ needs. For example, they’ve offered ways to connect with veterinarians, compare market prices for animal feed, and use satellite data to find seasonal migration corridors …
Several hundred people rallied in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Saturday calling for the country’s postponed presidential elections to be held before April 2, the date when incumbent Macky Sall’s term is set to end. Issued on: 02/03/2024 – 21:54 1 min The protesters gathered at a sandy lot in a working-class neighbourhood for the …