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…]
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Youssou Ndour Parts Ways With Macky Sall
Grammy Award winner and popular African singer, Youssou Ndour, has resigned from his top ministerial post ahead of the 2024 Presidential election. Media reports reaching JollofNews editorial desk have it that the businessman and politician has also announced that his political movement is no longer part of Bennoo Bokk Yakaar,[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…]