Tag: Macky Hall
Khalifa Sall and Karim Wade should be able to be presidential candidates
Seven months before the Senegalese presidential election, the deputies voted, Saturday evening, August 5, a text which should allow the two opposition figures, Khalifa Sall and Karim Wade, to present…
“Macky Sall abdicated under the pressure of his people”
He had not responded to any interview since being blocked at home by the police at the end of May, the Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko spoke this Thursday, July 6…
before a speech by President Macky Sall, Ousmane Sonko calls for “ending the fight”
President Macky Sall will speak this Monday evening on Senegalese Radio-Television to say whether or not he will run for a third term in 2024. For him and for his…
soldiers deployed in Dakar, Amnesty International considers the situation “very worrying”
Senegal is still under high tension after Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years for ” corruption of youth “. Since Thursday, the streets of Dakar and Ziguinchor have been…
“I remain open to dialogue”, declares Macky Sall in his traditional message to the Nation
In Senegal, it is national holiday this Tuesday, April 4, 63rd anniversary of the country’s independence. President Macky Sall spoke for a traditional message to the nation last night Monday.…
intellectuals challenge Macky Sall on respect for rights and justice
In an electric political context less than a year from the presidential election, more than a hundred intellectuals signed a platform addressed to the Senegalese president. Fatou Sow, Boubacar Boris…
former Prime Minister Hadjibou Soumaré under judicial supervision and charged
In Senegal, Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré was placed under judicial control, and charged this Friday, March 10 for “spreading false news and defamation”, according to his lawyer. The former Prime Minister…
Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré in police custody after mentioning a “donation” from Macky Sall to Marine Le Pen
The former Senegalese Prime Minister, Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré, was placed in police custody on Thursday March 9, following a summons to the central police station in Dakar. This follows a…
the defamation trial of opponent Ousmane Sonko postponed to March 16
In Senegal, Ousmane Sonko was once again facing justice on February 16, 2023. A trial finally postponed to March 16. The opponent and candidate for the next presidential election is…
freedom of the press in danger?
In Senegal, journalist Pape Alé Niang is now on bail. At the head of the site Dakar Morning, known for his critical positions towards power, he was first arrested on…