With fireworks displays, packed rallies, and town-to-town caravans, Senegalese political parties are wooing voters in a parliamentary race that will decide the extent to which the new president will be able to implement his agenda. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been under pressure to make good on promises to crack down on[Read More…]
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Senegal Unveils 25-Year Economic & Social Development Plan
Senegal’s government unveiled a 25-year development plan on Monday that it said would lay the foundations for economic sovereignty through competitiveness, sustainable resource management and good governance. The agenda was launched seven months after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye clinched a landslide election victory on a promise to improve livelihoods in[Read More…]
Former Senegalese President Involved In Dispute At Casablanca Airport
Former Senegalese President Macky Sall, who has been living in Morocco since leaving office, was involved in a heated dispute with a Senegalese compatriot at Casablanca airport. According to reports on social media and in some media outlets, the incident occurred on Sunday when a Senegalese passenger confronted the former[Read More…]