Senegal heads to the polls amid fiscal crisis, threat of unrest
DAKAR, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Senegal will vote in legislative elections on Sunday that will determine whether the new president and government can gain control...
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Senegal’s top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from prison ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant...
Senegal cuts internet access as lawmakers debate a bill to possibly extend the president’s tenure
Senegal’s government on Monday restricted access to the mobile internet as opposition leaders and supporters launched protests against President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone the...
Macky Sall have postponed the Feb. 25 presidential election, citing a dispute over the list of candidates
Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Saturday postponed presidential elections scheduled for February 25, citing controversy over the disqualification of some candidates and allegations of corruption...
Two opposition leaders in Senegal are excluded from the final list of presidential candidates
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s highest election authority has excluded two top opposition leaders from the final list of candidates for the West African nation’s...
Ousmane Sonko, the opposition leader’s bid to run in presidential election rejected by the Senegal’s highest judicial body
Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Friday rejected opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s bid to run in next month’s presidential election, citing a lack of documentation. One of...