New Senegalese President Faces Mammoth Task
President-elect Macky Sall, who defeated incumbent Abdoulaye Wade in a landmark victory, faces several challenges including dealing with high fuel and food prices, youth unemployment and corruption.-
Senegal: New President's Toughest Tasks Lie Ahead
Chatham House, 27 March 2012
Defeating Abdoulaye Wade at the ballot box on Sunday was just the first step, the easy part. Read more »
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Senegal: UN Head Calls on Leaders to Work Together
UN News, 26 March 2012
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the outgoing President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, and Macky Sall, the reported winner of the presidential run-off poll, to work… Read more »
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Senegal: A New Generation Takes Over
RNW Africa, 26 March 2012
At 51, Macky Sall is Senegal's fourth president. Will he usher in a new style of government? Read more »
Blog Entries
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Senegal's Elections are Good News
Blog: Africa in Transition, Mon 26 Mar, 05:11 pm 2012
A week following the dark news of a military coup in Mali, Senegal's presidential runoff is profoundly encouraging for African... read more »
InFocus
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Macky Sall a remporté le 25 mars l'élection présidentielle au Sénégal en battant au second tour son rival Abdoulaye Wade. C'est la fin de douze ans de pouvoir pour le ... Read more »
InFocus
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A calm voting process saw opposition candidate Macky Sall defeat President Abdoulaye Wade in a second round of voting. After preliminary results came in, Wade called Sall to ... Read more »
Blog Entries
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Senegal's Presidential Runoff
Blog: Africa in Transition, Thu 22 Mar, 07:13 pm 2012
In a previous blog, I stated that the date of Senegal's presidential runoff would be Sunday, March 18. This is... read more »
InFocus
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Senegalese opposition candidate Macky Sall is receiving a boost in his bid to unseat incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade. Read more »
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On the eve of Senegal's most troubled election since independence, in which 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade is seeking a controversial third term in office, an analyst ... Read more »
