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Senegal

Population: 18.66m
GDP: $33.68bn
Debt: 72.5% of GDP (2024)

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Election delay triggers mass protests

Citing concerns about the disqualification of two opposition candidates the outgoing president holds up the vote

President Macky Sall's postponing of the presidential election scheduled for 25 February risks plunging Senegal into a deeper political confrontation.

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Sonko's long walk to the ballot box

The leading oppositionist could still be barred from running in next month's presidential elections

The suspense continues. On 5 January, the Constitutional Court will rule on statements from 13 parliamentarians in support of the presidential candidacy of Ousmane Sonko, leader of the...


Seck seeks DC clout

Former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck has beefed up his international lobbying and campaign team by hiring Bruce Fryer, a US advisor for the non-profit Vanguard Africa and Future...


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Macky Sall cherry-picks his party's opponents

Multiple contenders will vie for the presidency next year but leading oppositionist Sonko will be shut out

Outgoing President Macky Sall has given the clearest indication that his successor will face a genuine election contest next year – but his leading opponent will be barred...

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No last stand

Surprised relief greeted President Macky Sall's 3 July announcement that he will not seek a third term in next February's election – after months of insisting that he...


Political divide deepens

Justice minister Sidiki Kaba – a former head of the International Human Rights Federation – has dismissed critics of the tough crackdown on the protests that followed the...


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