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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 43 No 13
  •  28th June 2002

Wage inflation

Senegal's 1-0 quarter-final defeat by Turkey this week means that an African soccer team has not yet reached a World Cup semi-final (Cameroon lost a 1990 quarter-final to England). Still, much of the world rejoiced with President Abdoulaye Wade that Seneg...

  • Vol 43 No 9
  •  3rd May 2002

Wade's wide world

Strong at international conferences, the President faces criticism at home

  • Vol 42 No 11
  •  1st June 2001

Wade's blue wave

The President now has a supportive parliament as well as government

  • Vol 42 No 5
  •  9th March 2001

Party games

President Wade has sacked his main ally and needs to acquire some new ones

  • Vol 42 No 5
  •  9th March 2001

Catching the boat

In Senegal's troubled southern region, the pro-independence Mouvement des Forces Démocratiques de la Casamance (MFDC) is deeply split it and its veteran leader, the Abbé Augustin Diamacoune Senghor, may have the upper hand. Optimists in Daka...

  • Vol 41 No 23
  •  24th November 2000

Conflict of interests

Prime Minister Moustapha Niasse is getting ready to resign, probably before the constitutional referendum due on 7 January.

  • Vol 41 No 12
  •  9th June 2000

Wade makes his mark

The new Preisident juggles allies, woos French business and upsets the neighbours

  • Vol 41 No 8
  •  14th April 2000

L'effet Wade

After intense and delicate bargaining to form the new government, Dakar politics became a shambles this week when Education Minister Marie-Lucienne Tissa Mbengue was dismissed after only a few days because she was not educated enough.

  • Vol 41 No 7
  •  31st March 2000

Tables turned

Swept to power amid demand for change, President Wade has high expectations to meet

  • Vol 41 No 5
  •  3rd March 2000

Passion for change

President Diouf faces a second round of polling and the opposition scents victory

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