Tag: Senegal
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…
Senegal ends the commission of inquiry into Karim Wade’s departure from the presidential election
Senegal has put an end to the recent parliamentary commission of inquiry created to clarify the invalidation of Karim Wade’s candidacy for the presidential election initially scheduled for February 25.…
Senegal: towards an end to the crisis?
The calm after the storm ? After the decision of the Senegalese Constitutional Council to invalidate the postponement of the presidential election until December 15, the president of the African…
the shooting window is reduced for the date of the presidential election
Now that the decision of the Constitutional Council has been rendered, invalidating the postponement of the date of the presidential election, the question is when will this date of the…
four things to remember about the decision of the Constitutional Council
The decision of the Constitutional Council of this Thursday, February 15, which declares the postponement of the election contrary to the Constitution, is detailed on 5 very technical pages. However,…
In Senegal, uncertainty after the decision of the Constitutional Council – L’Express
After two weeks of unrest in Senegal, the country’s Constitutional Council invalidated the postponement of the presidential election on Thursday, December 15. The highest judicial body declared unconstitutional the law…