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 decades. Lawmakers backed postponing this month’s polls until 15 December during a lengthy and heated debate, which at times descended into shoving and pushing. President Macky Sall should in […]
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The parliament of Senegal’s adopted bill also extends Mr Sall’s tenure which was due to end on 2 April until a new election. Senegal’s parliament on Monday voted to delay the presidential election until 15 December, AP reports. The decision to postpone the West African nation’s election scheduled for 25 February to December took place […]
Senegal’s parliament voted Monday to delay the West African nation’s presidential election till Dec. 15 in a chaotic voting process that took place after security forces broke up an opposition attempt to block the vote — and forcefully removed those lawmakers from the legislative building. Also on Monday, two opposition candidates filed legal challenges against […]
Dakar — “Like many of our fellow citizens I am disturbed by what is happening”, Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye, Archbishop of Dakar, the capital of Senegal, told the press after President Macky Sall announced, on February 3, the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25. “The Senegalese people must avoid the technique of […]
The Senegalese authorities announce that they have “temporarily” suspended mobile data internet from Sunday February 4 at 10 p.m. “The Minister of Communication, Telecommunications, and Digital Affairs informs the public that due to the dissemination of several hateful and subversive messages relayed on social networks in a context of threats of disturbances to public order, […]
Critics have, however, raised concerns about the decision considering President Sall’s recent history where he sought to amend the Senegalese constitution so he could extend his stay in office. The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, in its first reaction, did not condemn the unilateral postponement of Senegal’s presidential election by President Macky Sall but expressed […]
Dakar — The anticipated postponement of the presidential election in Senegal has been confirmed. President Macky repealed the decree which called on the electoral body, effectively cancelling the presidential election of February 25, 2024. In a speech long awaited by the Senegalese population, Sall spoke of an open conflict between the National Assembly and the […]
Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25, just hours before official campaigning was due to start. In an address to the nation, Sall said he signed a decree abolishing a previous measure that set the date as lawmakers investigate two Constitutional Council judges whose […]
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. The probe will also look at accusations of corruption against certain Constitutional Council judges. The creation of an investigative committee into the candidate selection process was comfortably adopted, […]
In addition to sharing linguistic heritage, Cape Verde and Mozambique defied the odds when they opened their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023 with impressive results against their more fancied opponents. In addition to sharing linguistic heritage, Cape Verde and Mozambique defied the odds when they opened their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup […]
The Charles Konan Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro will host one of the biggest games on the continent between Senegal and Cameroon on Friday, 19 January 17h00 in the second round of Group C matches of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023. The Charles Konan Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro will host one […]
TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations defending champions, Senegal kick off their title defense on Monday, 15 January against The Gambia. The Lions of Teranga and The Scorpions officially open what has been deemed as the Group of death in a Group C also consisting of Cameroon and Guinea. Nothing less than a second consecutive […]
All ten forgotten crises are in Africa 300 million people will need humanitarian aid in 2024 – almost half of them in Africa In 2023, there were 273,421 articles published about the iPhone, but only 1,049 articles about the humanitarian crisis in Angola. Yet, more than seven million people have been affected by droughts, floods, […]
In Senegal, 21 candidates have made it through the sponsorship phase, despite issues and complaints. The final list will be known on 20 January. The sponsorship phase requires potential candidates for the presidential election in Senegal to collect signatures demonstrating support from at least 0.6 percent of the electorate, 13 members of the National Assembly, […]
In Senegal, the Constitutional Council which is studying the files of the candidates for the presidential election of February 25, 2024 has rejected that of Ousmane Sonko on the grounds that it is incomplete, announced one of the opponent’s lawyers on January 5th. The leader of the African Patriots of Senegal for work, ethics and […]
Senegal’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld opposition politician Ousmane Sonko’s defamation conviction – dealing yet another blow to his hopes of contesting next month’s presidential elections. After deliberations extended into the early hours of Friday, the court in Dakar rejected Sonko’s appeal against his libel conviction in May that saw him receive a six-month suspended […]
This 29 December marks the 100th birthday of one of the most influential African scholars of the 20th century: Cheikh Anta Diop, who pioneered a new understanding of the continent’s place in history and left an enduring legacy in his native Senegal and beyond. A specialist in nuclear physics as well as a passionate linguist, […]
Harare — A Senegalese court ruled that opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who is currently imprisoned, be added back on the electoral roll, Al Jazeera reports. This decision may allow Sonko, to run for president in February, 2024. Over the previous two years, Sonko faced legal proceedings that included allegations of rape and libel – both of […]