Senegal

  • Sep 20
  • 2 min read

Senegal opposition protest will test its popularity

A coalition of opposition parties have called for protests next week over a planned November legislative election

Senegal
  • Sep 13
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Senegal parliament dissolution will likely boost Faye

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye yesterday dissolved parliament and set a November date for new legislative elections

Senegal
  • Sep 4
  • 7 min read

Senegal's government will seek to appease Sufi orders

Senegal's new government has taken office with more distant ties to powerful Sufi religious orders than its predecessors

Senegal
  • Sep 3
  • 2 min read

Failed Senegal vote may lead to Assembly dissolution

The government lost a parliamentary vote to amend the constitution to dissolve two government consultative bodies

Senegal
  • Aug 29
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Migration carries political risks for Spain’s Sanchez

Irregular immigration from western Africa to Spain has risen substantially this year

Spain
  • Aug 23
  • 2 min read

New coalition may strengthen Senegalese opposition

A collection of some 40 opposition formations has announced the creation of a new political coalition

Senegal
  • Aug 21
  • 7 min read

Senegal media fight may threaten press freedoms

Senegal's media have staged a 'day without the press' in protest of excessive tax burdens

Senegal
  • Jul 22
  • 2 min read

Senegal prisoner strike may increase reform pressure

Inmates in a Dakar prison have initiated a hunger strike to protest their conditions and treatment

Senegal
  • Jul 12
  • 7 min read

Senegalese reforms may take time

Newly-elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's administration is facing criticism over the slow pace of reforms

Senegal