Browsing: Senegal

Macky Sall, Senegal’s president, has stated that he will leave office when his term ends on April 2, even though his administration has yet to announce…

The Justice Minister of Senegal, Aissata Tall Sall, has declared the release of nearly 400 demonstrators who were detained during political protests held in March 2021…

Senegal’s Constitutional Council has issued an updated list of presidential candidates, signaling a continuation of the electoral process and dismissing calls for a reevaluation of pre-election…

Fifteen out of the twenty candidates sanctioned to participate in the postponed presidential elections in Senegal are urging for the new poll to be conducted by…

Ibrahima Bah, a Senegalese migrant who piloted a boat in the English Channel, has been convicted of manslaughter for the deaths of four migrants who drowned…

Fifteen of the 20 candidates who were approved to stand in Senegal’s delayed February presidential poll have called for the new vote to be held no…

Supporters of opposition presidential election candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye demanded his immediate release on Sunday, citing the constitution’s “equal treatment” clause. “All candidates must benefit from…

The United States has welcomed a significant court ruling in Senegal, which overturned the postponement of the country’s presidential election to December, urging for a new…

Senegal is grappling with the aftermath of violent protests that claimed the lives of at least two individuals. Security forces swiftly dispersed demonstrators who attempted to…

Three Senegalese opposition MPs have been arrested following parliament’s decision to postpone the presidential election by 10 months. El Malick Ndiaye, spokesperson for the dissolved opposition…