Senegal’s Constitutional Council has Saturday endorsed the candidacy of 20 people vying for the country’s top post. The court decision has dashed the hopes of jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko (Pastef), and the exiled leader of PDS Karim Wade of taking part in the 2024 electoral competition. For the first[Read More…]
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Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko Turns Down Gov’t Offer
PASTEF leader, Ousmane Sonko, has turned down an offer by Senegalese authorities, allowing him to leave the country in exchange of liberty. The Parliamentarian for Ziguinchor, Guy Mary Sagnia, made the revelation over the weekend as Senegal is inexorably moving towards the February 25, 2024 Presidential election. Senegal’s opposition leader[Read More…]
Senegal: Ousmane Sonko 2024 Coalition Denied Permit
PASTEF Communication Officer, El Malick Ndiaye, has taken to Facebook to announce that the Dakar Prefect has denied the Sonko 2024 Coalition permit for their planned Investiture Ceremony. The mega meeting, scheduled to take place in Parcelles Assainies, was poised to be a defining moment for the jailed opposition leader’s[Read More…]