Senegal
Senegal: New President names opposition leader, Sonko, Prime Minister
Left-wing pan-Africanist Bassirou Diomaye Faye became Senegal’s youngest president on Tuesday, pledging systemic change after years of deadly turmoil and announcing his mentor,...
Faye, 44, takes office as president of Senegal
The 44-year-old opposition candidate and Senegalese president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Tuesday took the oath of office. The inauguration took place at the...
Tinubu leads delegation to Dakar for Senegalese President-elect’s inauguration
President Bola Tinubu would leave Abuja for Dakar, Senegal, on Tuesday, April 2, to attend the inauguration of 44-year-old Bassirou Faye, the country’s...
Outgoing Pres. Sall congratulates Senegal’s opposition leader Faye on presidential poll victory
by Paul Ejime Outgoing Senegal’s President Macky Sall, on Monday congratulated opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Sunday’s presidential election....
Senegal presidential poll: 44-year-old opposition leader, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, leads
Opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye is leading in the early race in Senegal’s presidential election, according to local media. Several of the 17...
Senegalese file out on Sunday to elect new president
Senegal’s 7.4 million registered voters came out in large numbers on Sunday to choose a new leader to replace outgoing President Macky Sall,...
Botched tenure elongation: Senegalese intercede for peaceful, transparent, successful March 24 presidential poll
Ahead of the 24th March crucial presidential election, Christian and Muslim faithful have held congregational prayers for peaceful and transparent electoral process during...
Nigeria’s Prof. Gambari leads 120 ECOWAS observers to Senegal’s presidential poll
Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, has been designated to head...
After his ill-fated moves to postpone Senegal’s poll, Pres. Sall bows to pressure, finally capitulates
By Paul Ejime After taking his country and the region on a needless rollercoaster ride, President Macky Sall of Senegal has finally capitulated....
Amid presidential poll postponement protest: Authorities ban mobile internet in Senegal
Mobile internet access in Senegal was suspended on Tuesday for the second time this month, the communications ministry said, after authorities banned a...
Postponed Senegal presidential poll: Retrace your step, Spaces for Change tells Pres. Macky Sall
“S4C also appealed to the conscience of President Macky Sall to retract his steps and tow the democratic lane, insisting that the elections...
Senegal’s Quest for Glory at Qatar 2022 Is a battle against Netherland
Senegal’s quest of going one step better than the 2002 quarter final stage they reached at Korea/Japan World Cup will start today without...
African Union chairman fears ‘catastrophic’ food crisis from Ukraine war
Macky Sall, chairman of the African Union and president of Senegal, has revealed a worrying food crisis saying “the worst may be...
Senegal declares public holiday to celebrate Nations cup title
President Macky Sallowed has declared Monday a public holiday to celebrate the national football team’s first Africa Cup of Nations title following their...
