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Senegal
Population: 13.1 mn.
GDP: 12.9 bn.
Debt: 2.5 bn.
Overview:

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 48 No 24
  •  30th November 2007

Two crocodiles

Octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade and his 65-year-old South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki seem to disagree about many things, especially the African Union and the New Partnership for African Development (NePAD). So bad are their disagreements that a...

  • Vol 48 No 23
  •  16th November 2007

Wading in

President Abdoulaye Wade is grooming his son as his successor – and the rivals are getting jealous

  • Vol 48 No 20
  •  5th October 2007

Wrong number again

Karim Wade, the son of President Abdoulaye Wade, is the subject of complaints about the award of Senegal's third mobile phone licence to Sudatel, whose closest competitor, Celtel (owned by Zain of Kuwait) offered US$210 million, outbidding Sudatel by $10 ...

  • Vol 48 No 5
  •  2nd March 2007

Wade gets his way

After the octogenarian President's electoral victory, the speculation about his successor will start

  • Vol 48 No 4
  •  16th February 2007

Senegal Elections 2007

Turnout was high across Senegal, with early results giving the President a lead and indicating a strong showing by the formerly governing Parti Socialiste

  • Vol 48 No 3
  •  2nd February 2007

No deal for Seck

After weeks of negotiations, many expected President Abdoulaye Wade to announce the return of former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck to the governing Parti Démocratique Sénégalais and an electoral deal for the presidential elections on 25...

  • Vol 47 No 25
  •  15th December 2006

Crossing the river

Since March, fighting has raged between rebels and troops in Senegal's southern Casamance province, driving more than 10,000 refugees across the border. Rebel fighters crossed too: their leader, Salif Sadio, slipped over to evade capture by Guinea Bissau ...

  • Vol 46 No 15
  •  22nd July 2005

Sopi and Seck

Wade's winning slogan was 'Sopi' (change); now he faces the same demand from his old rival

  • Vol 45 No 13
  •  25th June 2004

Too much sopi

Though President Wade is criticised for his frequent changes, Senegal is seen as a bastion of stability

  • Vol 44 No 2
  •  24th January 2003

Rallying round

Sindiély Wade, daughter of President Abdoulaye Wade, chose to compete in the Paris-Dakar rally the one year the rally came nowhere near the Senegalese capital. Part of Nissan's Team Dessoude, Wade and co-driver Didier Pelletier finished 58th in a N...

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