Tag: Senegal
ECOWAS leader Bola Tinubu goes to Dakar
Three young people have died since Friday as part of demonstrations against the postponement of the presidential election, initially scheduled for February 25 and postponed to December 15. In this…
In Senegal, the political crisis threatens economic growth – L’Express
The year 2024 was full of promise for Senegal. It is supposed to mark the start of oil and especially gas production, thanks to the deposits discovered around ten years…
new clashes between demonstrators and police in Dakar
Tensions took place this Friday, February 9 in Dakar, the capital. New clashes broke out between demonstrators and police. This call to demonstrate against the postponement of the presidential election…
the debate on the competence of the Constitutional Council is underway
Will the opponents of the postponement of the Senegalese presidential election be able to open the battle on the legal front? The opposition plans to challenge before the Constitutional Council…
Extraordinary meeting of ECOWAS ministers to discuss the crises in the sub-region
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is holding an extraordinary session of its mediation and security council at ministerial level this Thursday in Abuja. According to the agenda,…
Senegal: when "democratic beacon" African wobbles
105 votes for, one against. The adoption, on the night of Monday February 5, of a law allowing the postponement of the presidential election, scheduled for February 25, plunged Senegal…
Elections in Senegal first in December: “Disaster”
Updated 04.52 | Published 02.06 share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Riot police in Dakar fired tear gas at protesters on Sunday. Photo: Stefan Kleinowitz/AP/TT The presidential election in Senegal is…
two days after the postponement of the presidential election, what political consequences for the country?
A few hours before the start of the electoral campaign in Senegal, President Macky Sall announced on Saturday February 3 a postponement sine die of the presidential election of February…
the presidential election of February 25 postponed indefinitely
President Macky Sall spoke to the Nation this Saturday, February 3, a few hours before the opening of the campaign. The Head of State announced to repeal the decree on…
“Candidates must be able to campaign in complete equality,” says EU mission
The mission (MOE) deployed by the European Union (EU) in Senegal to observe the presidential election, the first round of which is scheduled for February 25, 2024, requests to meet…