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Senegal: 2024 Senegal Election Crisis Points to Deeper Issues With Macky Sall and His Preferred Successor
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Senegal: Thousands Celebrate Release of Senegalese Opposition Leaders Ahead of Election
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Kenya: Kiambu Court Acquits Mike Sonko of Assault Charges
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Senegal: Young Senegalese Forced Abroad By Dual Economic and Political Crises
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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 »
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Gambia: Ousman Sonko, the 'Mastermind'
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On March 4, the prosecution concluded its closing arguments in the trial of Ousman Sonko, in Switzerland. They asked for the former interior minister of the Gambia to be sentenced… Read more »
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Senegal: Senegal to Hold Presidential Election After Constitutional Council Voids Delay
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Africa: Democracy At Work - Senegalese Citizens Reshaping the Social Contract
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Top Senegalese Opposition Leader Released Ahead of Elections
Thousands of supporters of Senegalese opposition leaders Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye rejoiced in Dakar as the pair emerged from prison, following their release announced on state channel RTS.
The news of their freedom came after weeks of political crisis triggered by President Macky Sall's attempt to delay the presidential election originally scheduled for February 25th.
The vote is now set for March 24th.
Sonko has consistently maintained that his imprisonment was a politically motivated ploy to bar him from the 2024 race. President Sall, who has governed Senegal since 2012, will not be seeking re-election in the upcoming polls.
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