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- Vol 51 No 15
- 23/07/2010
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
- Vol 51 No 15
- 23/07/2010
Wade’s one-man band
Power is concentrated in the hands of President Abdoulaye Wade; development strategy is led by his son, Karim Wade. There are 41 ministers (plus a new Vice-Premier, a job suddenly announced for Awa Guèye Kébé on 3 July) but most have little clout. Preside...
- Vol 51 No 15
- 23/07/2010
Karim the successor
The presidential succession of Karim Wade is far from a fait accompli, not least because his father, Abdoulaye Wade, does not yet want to step down. One French diplomat, who knows both men well, told Africa Confidential: 'When you see them both togeth...
- Vol 51 No 9
- 30/04/2010
Fifty years on, forget the first forty
An enormous statue and some airbrushed history were President Wade’s tributes to 50 years of nationhood
- Vol 51 No 9
- 30/04/2010
CDC goes offshore
A mining company in which the British government is the biggest shareholder is using Mauritius-registered front companies to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes on its mineral operations in Senegal and violating its own investment code. The CDC, for...
- Vol 50 No 10
- 15/05/2009
Wade dynasty
By promoting his son Karim Wade into the government of new Prime Minister Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye on 1 May, President Abdoulaye Wade has revived his project for a hereditary presidency. Until the local elections of 22 March, when the opposition swept the ...
- Vol 50 No 8
- 17/04/2009
Une affaire de famille
Voters in the local elections have turned down President Wade’s political plans for himself and his son Karim
- Vol 50 No 2
- 23/01/2009
Yom Ashura
Forgiveness and tolerance are key to Gambia and Senegal's celebration of the Islamic holy day of Yom Ashura (the tenth day of the Islamic New Year), this year on 8 January. In contrast with the self-flagellation of Middle Eastern Shiite Muslims in rememb...
- Vol 49 No 18
- 05/09/2008
The son also rises
The aged President is promoting a hereditary succession; the people would prefer affordable food
- Vol 49 No 5
- 29/02/2008
Local is national
The elections for local councils are about national issues and the opposition wants to make a point
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