Senegalese President Macky Sall has scheduled a delayed presidential election for March 24, the government said on Wednesday, after a top court ruled that a proposal to hold the vote after his mandate expires on April 2 was unconstitutional. The announcement caps a dramatic evening that saw Sall dissolve the[Read More…]
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Senegal’s Macky Sall Vows Poll ‘As Soon As Possible’
Senegal’s president says the delayed election to choose his successor will be held “as soon as possible”, after the top court ruled that his attempts to delay them were unconstitutional. President Macky Sall has served two terms in office. On Thursday, the Constitutional Council annulled President Sall’s decree moving the[Read More…]
Guinea: Ex Constitutional Court President Sent To Jail
The former president of the Constitutional Court, the court that validated the third mandate for Alpha Conde has been sent to prison. On Thursday 15 December, the former president of the Constitutional Court, Mohamed Lamine Bangoura was charged by the Court of Repression of Economic and Financial Offences for “alleged[Read More…]
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