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…]
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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…]
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