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Senegal
Population: 13.1 mn.
GDP: 12.9 bn.
Debt: 2.5 bn.
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Youssou N'Dour's candidacy in February's presidential is dramatic bus established opposition candidates like Macky Sall will make the best showing. President Abdoulaye Wade cannot win against a credible unity candidate in a second round. 

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  • Vol 53 No 3
  •  3rd February 2012

Wade digs his heels in

The President shows a steely determination to get himself re-elected, leaving electors asking if the opposition can match him

  • Vol 52 No 25
  •  16th December 2011

N’Dour wades in

Against all the odds, the opposition is failing to challenge Wade seriously but the popular singer could make a difference

  • Vol 52 No 15
  •  22nd July 2011

Don't call us

Rioting over power cuts and bids to change the constitution had already hurt President Abdoulaye Wade and his son Karim politically and now they seem also to have lost the confidence of the powerful Françafrique network of Francophone African leaders and ...

  • Vol 52 No 14
  •  8th July 2011

Power cuts without responsibility

Chaotic energy policy causes lengthy power cuts – and urban unrest

  • Vol 52 No 14
  •  8th July 2011

Refineries and rivalries

The Chairman of the Board of the Société africaine de raffinage (SAR) is Serigne Mboup, a one-time ally of former Prime Minister Macky Sall, who is expected to challenge President Abdoulaye Wade at the next election.

  • Vol 52 No 13
  •  24th June 2011

One day, son

On 22 June, President Abdoulaye Wade – officially 84 but probably nearer 90 – was about to propose a constitutional amendment to secure a guaranteed third term in February’s elections and a legal means to leave the presidency to his son Karim if he dies i...

  • Vol 52 No 11
  •  27th May 2011

Wade wants to stay on

Wade looks to farm prices and prestige for electoral success

  • Vol 52 No 11
  •  27th May 2011

Peace in Côte d’Ivoire, relief for Dakar

President Abdoulaye Wade warmly welcomed Ivorian President Alassane Dramane Ouattara’s victory at the polls. The two are politically close, which excluded Wade as a mediator during the subsequent unrest. Whatever Wade’s other political difficulties, there...

  • Vol 51 No 21
  •  22nd October 2010

Super-Minister Wade

President Abdoulaye Wade’s son, Karim Wade, already holds the Senegalese government’s most senior position, as what the Dakar press calls ‘Super-minister’ in charge of International Cooperation, Air Transport and Infrastructure. But on 4 October, he added...

  • Vol 51 No 15
  •  23rd July 2010

He’s old but he’s running

President Wade is set to take the presidency again but his favourite son is not sure to follow

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