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Senegal President Sall fires PM after election loss
Senegal’s Prime Minister Aminata Toure has been sacked after she did not win a local election in Grand Yoff.
Wade admits defeat in Senegal election battle
Senegal leader Abdoulaye Wade has admitted defeat in the West African nation’s contentious presidential elections, and congratulated rival Macky Sall.
Senegal newspaper raids deepen bitter media dispute
Attackers ransacked the offices of two independent Senegalese newspapers at the weekend, editors said on Monday.
Senegal ruling party calls for anti-media campaign
Senegal’s ruling party wants to crack down on media critical of the government by blocking advertising revenues and checking for unpaid taxes.
Senegal seeks pressure for Chad-Sudan peace
Senegal wants the international community to guarantee a peace accord between Chad and Sudan to end years of conflict between the two feuding neighbours, President Abdoulaye Wade…
Mugabe ready for dialogue with Britain
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, caught in a standoff with Britain which has cast a shadow over an European Union-Africa summit, said on Wednesday he had no objection to…
Senegal wants Africa to end Zim-UK row
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade said on Wednesday he would push to create a group of African leaders to resolve a stand-off between Zimbabwe and Britain, which has cast a…
Senegal’s Wade to mediate with Mugabe
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade will fly to Zimbabwe on Wednesday for talks with President Robert Mugabe in an attempt to resolve a row between Harare and London that…
Senegal’s Wade re-elected, warns opposition
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade comfortably won a second term in Sunday’s election, results showed on Thursday, and he warned opposition leaders they could now face…
Wade claims re-election in Senegal poll
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has secured re-election by winning more than half of votes cast in Sunday’s poll, government sources said on Tuesday, but the main opposition…