Tag: senegal
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Senegal riot police fire teargas to break up protests over postponed election
Riot police fired teargas to break up crowds trying to gather outside Senegal’s national assembly on Monday to protest against the president’s abrupt postponement of elections over the weekend. As protesters shouted slogans, parliament began debating a bill that would reschedule the 25 February vote for 25 August and extend Macky Sall’s mandate as president…
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Senegal excludes opposition leader Sonko from presidential candidate list
Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Saturday, January 20, published a final list of 20 candidates for the February 25 presidential election that excludes jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade. Those listed include Prime Minister Amadou Ba, chosen by President Macky Sall as his successor after Sall announced…