Senegal headed to the polls, on Sunday, to vote in a legislative election that the president hopes will give his party the clear majority it needs to implement an ambitious agenda for reforms. The heated campaign period has revived concerns about unrest as political rivals clashed, sometimes violently. The West African nation saw some of […]
From Our Correspondent, Abuja President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, received President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal and called for an alignment of purpose and structure to effectively address challenges confronting the West Africa region. Speaking during a meeting with the Senegalese President at the State House, Abuja, President Tinubu said West Africa must work together to […]
Organisers have postponed a protest march scheduled for Tuesday against Senegalese President Macky Sall’s controversial move to delay this month’s presidential poll to December. Elymane Haby Kane, one of the march organisers, said he received an official letter from local authorities in Dakar. It stated that authorities banned the march as it could seriously hamper […]