Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – AFP The head of the African Union Commission voiced concern on Saturday about the political crisis in Senegal but said he hoped “free and transparent” elections would be held there soon. Moussa Faki Mahamat’s comments at the opening session of the AU summit came after Senegalese President Macky S...
Dakar, Senegal — AFP Senegalese civil society groups have urged mass action after this month’s presidential poll was deferred to December, as President Macky Sall sought to quell public outcry and faced global pressure. The normally stable West African nation has plunged into its worst political upheaval in decades after lawmakers ...
Dakar, Senegal – AFP Senegalese lawmakers voted late Monday to delay this month’s presidential election until December, an unprecedented move that has sparked international concern over a country normally seen as a beacon of stability in West Africa. The bill was passed near unanimously, with 105 votes in favor and one against, aft...
Dakar, Senegal — AFP Access to mobile internet has been cut in Dakar, as Senegal grapples with a political crisis after President Macky Sall announced a postponement of this month’s election. Many users in the capital said they had been unable to access mobile data on their phones since Monday morning. Senegal’s parliament is...
Diamniadio, Senegal — AFP Senegalese President Macky Sall has inaugurated a United Nations regional headquarters near the capital Dakar to house all UN operations in the country, AFP journalists reported. The United Nations House sits on a 13-hectare (32-acre) site in the new town of Diamniadio, some 30 kilometres (18 miles) from Dakar, ...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA )- Senegal’s President Macky Sall dissolved members of the government by decree, according to a communique Friday. Sall “terminated, by decree dated October 06, 2023, the functions of the ministers, members of the government,” said a statement from Secretary-General of the Presidency Oumar Samba Ba. The p...
