IN a significant turn of events following Sunday’s presidential election in Senegal, Amadou Ba, the candidate representing the ruling coalition, has conceded defeat to his opposition counterpart, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. This concession was confirmed by government spokesman Abdou Karim Fofana in a…
PRESIDENTIAL candidates in Senegal kicked off their election campaigns on Saturday, following weeks of violent protests across the African country after the vote was delayed. The 19 approved candidates vying for the top job now have a shorter period to rally…
IN a landmark decision, the Senegalese Constitutional Council has declared the postponement of the February 25 presidential election, initially decreed by President Macky Sall, as “illegal”. During a crucial meeting on Thursday, the council revoked the president’s decree, which had…
