Senegal elections are offering citizens a peaceful, legal way to influence their leadership and government.
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Never before have four governments, including one of the regional leaders, Senegal, been simultaneously eager and ready to get out of the neo-colonial stranglehold of the CFA franc.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye rose to power in the shadow of popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
With the conduct of the 24 March elections, Senegal’s President Macky Sall appears to have saved his legacy.
Attempts to postpone Senegal’s election indefinitely reflect deeper governance problems within Macky Sall’s administration, and the shortcomings of his chosen heir, Amadou Ba.
Senegal is considered west Africa’s most stable democracy because it has never suffered a coup d'etat. But all its former presidents have attempted to extend their tenure of office.
President Macky Sall’s previous ambiguity on a third-term bid, perception of a weaponised justice system and arbitrary detention of opposition are the drivers of political violence in Senegal.
African states say a pan-African rating agency will enable them to access capital and integrate the continent with global financial markets.
La présidentielle de 2024 s'annonce très disputée et représente un enjeu de taille pour les Sénégalais qui resteront les maîtres du jeu.
The 2024 presidential election is shaping up to give Senegalese a significant and competitive election, leaving voters in the driver’s seat.
Le Sénégal entre en territoire inconnu car, pour la première dans son histoire contemporaine, aucune coalition n'a obtenu la majorité absolue au Parlement.
Senegal enters uncharted territory as for the first time in contemporary history, no single coalition won an outright majority in parliament.
The G7 summit offered the most recent insights for Africa into how western nations are considering their stakes in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the impact that could have on developing nations.
The unwillingness of African governments to forge a unified position on the Russian invasion has damaged the credibility of their pan-African commitments.
Bolder action is needed if the African Union and the European Union are to find common ground on migration.
The Senegalese culture of discretion, called “sutura”, inhibits survivors of sexual violence from publicly denouncing perpetrators.
Aside from wrangles over leadership, there’s now a face-off between two movements within one of Senegal’s most influential political parties
Senegal is important for Africa because it’s a country that shifts the narrative of the continent as an “arc of instability.”
When Senegal face Poland in their first World Cup match in Russia, the whole nation will be roaring them on to victory.
The international community has failed to recognise the new political visions being articulated by young musicians and activists across Africa.
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