Vol 42 No 11 | SENEGAL Wade's blue wave 1st June 2001 The President now has a supportive parliament as well as government The first year of 'transition' in partnership with Prime Minister Moustapha Niasse was difficult. Niasse's dismissal in March and now the parliamentary elections of 29 April have given...
Vol 42 No 5 | SENEGAL Party games 9th March 2001 President Wade has sacked his main ally and needs to acquire some new ones President Abdoulaye Wade has shuffled the deck ahead of the legislative election that is due on 29 April. On 3 March, he sacked his Premier, Moustapha Niasse, whose...
Vol 42 No 5 | SENEGAL Catching the boat 9th March 2001 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,...