In wake of Supreme Court’s decision to refer the case between Ousmane Sonko and the Republic of Senegal, the top brass of the leading opposition party has opted to throw their weight behind Bassirou Diomaye Faye. In a message relayed by Jotna media group, Sadikh Top called on the militants[Read More…]
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Senegal: Ousmane Sonko Resumes Hunger Strike
Senegal’s jailed opposition leader announced Tuesday that he resumed hunger strike as an “act of solidarity” to his “courageous patriotic sisters.” The announcement comes at a time when a group of female prisoners tied to PASTEF have been on hunger strike over a week. They are denouncing ‘abusive detention conditions’[Read More…]
Senegal’s Fed Up Movement Leader Rearrested
Police in Senegal have rearrested Y’En A Marre movement Coordinator Alioune Sané after Supreme Court overturned a judgement to release him from jail. “State prosecutors filed an appeal, challenging the court decision to release,” Y’ En A Marre’s Malal Talla aka Fou Malade told JollofNews in response to a request[Read More…]
Political Crisis Shakes Senegal’s Image Of Stability In A Volatile Region
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…]
Breaking: Macky Sall Picks Amadou Bâ As Presidential Candidate
President Macky Sall has just made a low-risk bet in endorsing Prime Minister Amadou Bâ as his pick for February 2024 elections. In a much-awaited speech delivered this evening at the Presidential palace, the Senegalese leader has put an end to a suspense that gave room to a divide, running[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…]
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…]
Calls For A Gambian Mediation Intensify
In wake of the ongoing political imbroglio, some Gambians are hitting the reset button for Senegal to return to normalcy. They are calling on President Adama Barrow and opposition leader Ousainou Darboe to team up for peace to prevail in neighbouring Senegal. “What is happening in Senegal is pathetic,” Ceesay[Read More…]
Understanding The Situation In Senegal, Defend Democracy
Senegal is at the brink of collapse simply because Pres. Macky Sall is hellbent on standing for a third re-election in 2024 claiming that his first term (2012 – 2019) does not count. His surrogates and himself seem to maintain that the term limit began in 2019 following the constitutional[Read More…]
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