- Vol 54 No 9
- 26th April 2013
President Macky Sall is under fire as he casts about for an alliance to meet the coming electoral challenges
- Vol 54 No 9
- 26th April 2013
Late in the evening of 17 April, Karim Wade, son of former President Abdoulaye Wade and ex-Minister for International Cooperation, Infrastructure, Air Transport and Energy, was taken to Dakar’s main Rebeuss prison on a charge of illicit enrichment.
- Vol 54 No 2
- 18th January 2013
Those who said new President Sall was too compromised to go after crooks from Wade’s time in office have been proved wrong
- Vol 53 No 14
- 6th July 2012
After Macky Sall’s presidential victory, the judiciary are targetting many of his predecessor’s business and religious friends
- Vol 53 No 7
- 30th March 2012
Dakar’s streets were just as joyful as those of Bamako at the fall of their long-term leader, although Senegalese were relieved that the agent of change was electoral and peaceful.
- Vol 53 No 7
- 30th March 2012
Macky Sall’s election as President of Senegal has caused many to wonder if Chad’s ex-President Hissène Habré will still be welcome.
- Vol 53 No 5
- 2nd March 2012
President Abdoulaye Wade’s failed to clear the 50% hurdle in the first round of the presidential election on 26 February and must slug it out again on 18 March.
- Vol 53 No 4
- 17th February 2012
After looking distinctly lacklustre in recent weeks, President Abdoulaye Wade’s prospects for re-election have brightened considerably while the opposition looks divided and riot police keep the streets on lockdown. Some even speculate that Wade could cle...
- Vol 53 No 3
- 3rd February 2012
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
Against all the odds, the opposition is failing to challenge Wade seriously but the popular singer could make a difference