March 28
Senegal: Results Confirm Faye's Large Win in Senegal Presidential Elections
Anti-establishment figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye has comfortably won the Senegalese presidential election with 54.28 percent of votes in the first round, official provisional… Read more »
March 26
Senegal: From Prisoner to President - Bassirou Diomaye Faye to Become Senegal's Youngest President
Only two weeks ago, Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sitting in a prison cell. Faye was arrested almost a year ago for "spreading false news, contempt of court, and defamation of a… Read more »
March 25
Senegal: Macky Sall's Candidate Concedes Defeat in Senegal Election
Senegal's governing coalition candidate Amadou Ba conceded defeat on Monday, against opposition rival Bassirou Diomaye Faye after Sunday's elections. This brings President Macky… Read more »
March 24
West Africa: Senegal Votes for Its Next President in Long-Awaited Election
Voters in Senegal go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in an unpredictable race. It follows three years of political crisis, including fierce protests over the… Read more »
March 25
Senegal: Opposition Candidate Takes Early Lead in Presidential Election
Supporters of opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye were celebrating in the streets of Senegal early on Monday after provisional results in the presidential election suggested… Read more »
March 22
Senegal: Senegal's Economy 'In Hands of Women' Warns Female Presidential Hopeful
With promises of boosting the economy and gender equality, business leader Anta Babacar Ngom is the only woman vying for the Senegalese presidency in this Sunday's polls. She told… Read more »
March 23
Senegal: Hundreds of Observers Muster to Make Sure Senegal's Presidential Vote Is Fair
Senegal votes on Sunday in a presidential election that is expected to be the most tightly contested in years. Before polls opened, a team of a thousand observers drawn from civil… Read more »
March 21
Senegal: Former PMs and a Lone Woman Among Contenders in Senegal's Crisis-Hit Vote
Following a hurried two weeks of campaigning, Senegal's delayed presidential election is set for this Sunday - with more than 7 million people registered to vote for a record 18… Read more »
March 16
Senegal: Senegal's Opposition Hopes Promise of New National Currency Will Win Votes
The economy is expected to prove a key issue in Senegal's upcoming general elections. With campaigning for the 24 March polls in full swing, the opposition coalition says replacing… Read more »
March 17
Senegal: Senegal's Sonko Takes Election Campaign to the South
Senegal's charismatic opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his coalition's presidential candidate flew to the south of the country Saturday, pressing on with their election campaign… Read more »
March 15
Senegal: Thousands Celebrate Release of Senegalese Opposition Leaders Ahead of Election
Thousands of supporters of the Senegalese opposition leaders Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye were celebrating on Friday after the pair emerged from prison in Dakar. Read more »
March 10
Senegal: Young Senegalese Forced Abroad By Dual Economic and Political Crises
As young people quit Senegal amid mounting economic and political hardship that has seen universities close and jobs dry up, local charities have moved in to stem the exodus by… Read more »
March 07
Senegal: Senegal Sets March Date for Delayed Presidential Polls, but Confusion Prevails
Senegalese President Macky Sall has said delayed presidential elections will be held on 24 March after the country's top court found it would be unconstitutional to hold the vote… Read more »
March 01
Senegal: Senegal Opposition Demands Election to Pick New President By April
Senegal's President Macky Sall has again insisted he will leave power on 2 April, the day his mandate ends, despite postponing the election that would have picked his successor.… Read more »
February 28
Senegal: Dakar's University Reopens After Months of Closure Following Sonko Protests
Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar had been closed since last June as a result of protests following the arrest of political opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. It has slowly… Read more »
February 26
Senegal: Mon - Symbolic Votes Replace Real Polls As Senegalese Declare a Day of 'Mourning' for Democracy
Dakar, Senegal - Since 1978, presidential elections have always taken place in Senegal in February. This Sunday was the first time that this tradition was not observed. However,… Read more »
February 27
Senegal: Elections Before End of July - Sall
Senegal's President Macky Sall has announced that he aims to fix a date before the end of July for the presidential elections. He also announced a general amnesty for political… Read more »
February 25
Senegal: Senegalese Demonstrate in Dakar Both for and Against President Sall
Sunday was supposed to be the day of the presidential election in Senegal. Instead, the weekend was marked by a series of protests in Dakar, with the opposition and civil society… Read more »
Senegal: Franco-Senegalese Documentary 'Dahomey' Wins Berlin's Golden Bear
Dahomey, a documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing the thorny issues surrounding Europe's return of looted antiquities to Africa, won the Berlin Film Festival's… Read more »
February 22
Senegal: Macky Sall to Address Nation As Calls to Set Election Date Intensify
Senegalese President Macky Sall has promised he will address the nation on Thursday evening in a bid to quell rising anger over the delay in setting a new election date. The… Read more »
February 19
Senegal: Senegalese Presidential Candidates Unite in Call for New Election Date
Fifteen of the 20 candidates who were approved to stand in Senegal's delayed February presidential poll have called for the new vote to be held no later than 2 April, the day… Read more »
February 07
Senegal: 'They Have Taken the Country Hostage'
Senegal's opposition Tuesday denounced a "constitutional coup" after parliament voted to delay the presidential election by 10 months, plunging the country into its worst crisis in… Read more »
February 03
Senegal: President Macky Sall Calls Off February 25 Election
Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25, just hours before official campaigning was… Read more »
February 01
Senegal: Senegal to Probe Constitutional Council's Handling of Presidential Polls
Lawmakers in Senegal have opened an inquiry into why presidential candidate Karim Wade, son of former president Abdoulaye Wade, was excluded from running in this month's elections.… Read more »
January 23
Senegal: Human Rights Watch Warns of Senegal Repression Ahead of Elections
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday denounced Senegalese authorities for repressing opposition leaders, media and civil society, in a report published only five weeks before the… Read more »