Senegal has been a bastion of democracy in Africa, a nation that has historically seen peaceful transitions of power on a continent that is often rife with political violence. But that could be ...

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye unexpectedly called a snap legislative election which was held on 17 November. Faye was sworn in as president in April after a tumultuous period, triggered ...

JUST WEEKS ahead of a planned presidential election in Senegal, on February 3rd President Macky Sall called it off. The move has sparked a constitutional crisis and dealt a blow to democracy across ...

In a region plagued by volatility, Senegal had long been praised for its political stability. But the West African country now finds itself at a dangerous crossroads with tensions escalating after its ...

The weather in Dakar is forecast to be sunny and warm all week. But Senegal is on very thin ice. A country often celebrated for the vibrancy of its political discourse, the energetic political ...

The Senegalese democratic experience stands apart in West Africa, where military coups are becoming more common and leaders cling to power. Despite the general sentiment that the country has been ...

In Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye has emerged as Africa’s youngest democratically elected leader. At only 44- years old Faye’s election was nothing short of a rollercoaster having been released from ...

Senegal’s ejection of 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade at the polls Sunday is a resounding victory for African democracy. The loss ended his attempts to cling to power for a third term and ...

Senegal's otherwise glowing image is being undermined as authorities manipulate laws on publication of false news and defamation to arbitrarily detain and prosecute journalists. This statement was ...

Chilly winds are blowing against democracy in Senegal, a country perceived as a bastion of that political culture in Africa. The country’s parliament, last Monday, voted to push back its presidential ...

Macky Sall, the president of Senegal since 2012, has had a closer view than anyone of the plague of coups in Africa since 2020 and the efforts to reverse them. Two of the first putsches were in Mali, ...

The pursuit of a third term in office by Senegal’s octogenarian president, Adboulaye Wade, is in clear defiance of a constitutional change he himself enacted. It highlights once again the difficulties ...