As Senegal president Macky Sall arrived in New York for this week’s UN gathering, pro- and anti-Sall protesters faced off near the country’s UN mission, in the latest sign of the political crisis gripping the west African nation. A hunger strike by the country’s opposition leader, deadly protests ahead of[Read More…]
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G/Bissau President Beefs Up His Own Security
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…]
Senegal’s Ex-Prime Minister Decries Gov’t Plan To Extend Presidential Power
Former Prime Minister Aminata Touré has decried Senegalese government plans to increase presidential power, describing the move as “surprising and worrisome.” In an exclusive interview with JollofNews, she made it clear that President Macky Sall is supposed to leave power after the completion of his second and last term. The[Read More…]
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