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Vol 5 (AAC) No 7

Published 1st May 2012


Senegal

Macky Sall

President of Senegal

Macky Sall was sworn in as President on 2 April. His victory in the second-round runoff ended Abdoulaye Wade’s twelve years in power, along with his attempts to secure a third term. The grassroots movement Y’en a marre rallied around Sall, as did singer Youssou N’dour, who is now Minister for Culture and Tourism.

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