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Vol 64 No 2

Published 19th January 2023


Senegal

Sall manoeuvres for a high-risk third term

The president's camp is preparing for the 2024 elections and the challenge from Sonko and the growing opposition movement

Ousmane Sonko, the charismatic leader of the Pastefs les Patriotes opposition party, is in full campaign mode for the presidential elections due in early 2024 – although President Macky Sall is yet to announce whether he will run for a third term. The wind is behind Sonko after opposition parties polled strongly in last year's legislative elections.

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