Senegalese authorities on Wednesday banned a planned demonstration against the government in Dakar on Friday, but the opposition announced it would override it amid growing pre-election tensions. “We maintain our demonstration. There is no legal basis for the prefect’s decision,” Khalifa Sall told reporters. An order of the prefect of[Read More…]
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Senegal: Demonstration Against Rejection Of Opposition Electoral List
Thousands of Senegalese demonstrated Wednesday afternoon in Dakar against the rejection of the national list of the opposition for the next legislative elections and more generally against the government, AFP journalists noted. A dense crowd largely draped in the national colors green, gold and red gathered at the Place de[Read More…]
Senegal’s Ruling Party Loses Key Cities In Local Elections
The ruling party of Senegalese President Macky Sall has conceded defeat in the capital Dakar and the southern city of Ziguinchor in local elections widely seen as a test of Sall’s popularity. The West African country voted in municipal and regional elections on Sunday amid growing tensions over whether Sall[Read More…]
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