Senegal

  • Apr 2
  • 7 min read

Senegal's new president may face obstacles to reform

President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye will today be sworn into office after an upset victory

Senegal
  • Mar 21
  • 7 min read

Senegal's election outcome is uncertain

Senegal will hold the first round of its presidential election on March 24

Senegal
  • Feb 12
  • 7 min read

Senegal faces political instability in coming months

Major protests have erupted following the postponement of Senegal's presidential election

Senegal
  • Oct 9, 2023
  • 7 min read

Ba is well-positioned for Senegal's presidential polls

President Macky Sall has chosen Prime Minister Amadou Ba as his successor in the February 2024 presidential election.

Senegal
  • Jul 11, 2023
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Senegal's Sall will look to choose successor

President Macky Sall on July 3 announced his intention not to run for a controversial third term

Senegal
  • Jun 19, 2023
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Violent protests may recur in Senegal

Major violent protests erupted in Senegal in early June in response to the conviction of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko

Senegal
  • Apr 27, 2023
  • 7 min read

Senegal's Macky Sall is likely to run for a third term

Fears over President Macky Sall's third term ambitions have led to the creation of a new opposition coalition

Senegal
  • Dec 19, 2022
  • 7 min read

Tensions will grow as Senegal approaches 2024 election

Arrests of journalists and crackdowns on opposition protests have increased fears of growing authoritarianism

Senegal
  • Dec 12, 2022
  • 7 min read

Insecurity will limit Sahel-coastal West Africa trade

Trade connections between landlocked Sahelian countries and coastal West African ones have been growing

West Africa