Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has appointed two new officials to protect his security, who took up their duties on Monday with the head of state alluding to coups d’etat elsewhere in Africa. The security appointments were made shortly after coups in Niger and Gabon, both carried out by the[Read More…]
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Senegal President Sall Says He Will Not Seek A Third Term In 2024
Senegal President Macky Sall will not run for re-election in the 2024 elections, he said in a speech on Monday, ending widespread speculation that he would seek a third term, which his critics said would have been illegal. Rumours that Sall would try to extend his stay in power have[Read More…]
From Restaurants To Water Towers, Unrest Dents Senegal’s Economy
A KFC restaurant ransacked. Public transport torched. Glass-paneled stations for a multi-million dollar electric bus link shattered. A water plant vandalised. Senegal is taking stock of the damage after the jail sentencing of prominent opposition figure Ousmane Sonko sparked the worst civil unrest in decades that threatens to dent progress in one[Read More…]
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