Tag: Senegal
the European Union against any extension of the mandate of President Macky Sall
The European Union (EU) has been following events in Senegal with attention and concern since the announcement of the postponement of the presidential election. 1 min The European Union deployed…
the amnesty law adopted by the council of ministers
The amnesty law was adopted by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday evening. It was proposed last Monday during the opening of the national dialogue initiated by President Macky Sall…
Many dead in boat accident off Senegal
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen It is unclear how many people were on board the boat. Archive image. Photo: Leo Correa/AP/TT More than 20 bodies have been retrieved from the…
controversy surrounding the new date
While the national dialogue in Senegal, desired by President Macky Sall, proposed on Tuesday February 27 a new date for the presidential election for June 2, part of the opposition…
Amputated by several limbs, ECOWAS must decide on several hot issues
The heads of state and government of the eleven non-suspended ECOWAS member countries are meeting for a new extraordinary summit in Abuja. Leaders will have a busy agenda on the…
A special situation underway in Senegal: the president pledges the date of the upcoming presidential elections | Foreign countries
The peculiar situation has caused widespread demonstrations in a traditionally stable country, which have also turned violent. The Constitutional Council ordered the elections to be held as soon as possible.…
Macky Sall leaves the date of the presidential election pending
During an interview with the Senegalese press, President Macky Sall did not set an official date for the presidential election, which he had decreed to be postponed. At the same…
files are assessed “on a case-by-case basis”
In the very uncertain context experienced by Senegal, 344 people have been released since Thursday February 15, according to Aïssata Tall Sall, the Minister of Justice. Others should follow. In…
how Ziguinchor copes without its mayor, the opponent Ousmane Sonko, in prison
In Senegal, it is time for consultations after the postponement of the presidential election initially scheduled for February 25. President Macky Sall promised consultations for the organization of the vote…
now out of prison, opponent Aliou Sané is campaigning for elections as quickly as possible
In Senegal, the releases of political detainees continued on Friday February 16 and Saturday February 17. Among them, figures from civil society, such as activist Aliou Sané. The movement coordinator…