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latest news & developmentsThe world’s year of elections simmers
Democracy’s march has been relentless this year as world leaders confront the will of the people
Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s rise to power and the quest for systemic change
How did he come to power and what you need to know about the African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity (Pastef)
Senegal’s Bassirou Diomaye Faye steps into presidential spotlight
The incoming head of state has promised the country profound change and left-wing pan-Africanism
Ousmane Sonko a rising star in Senegal
The country should allow eligible candidates to contest the presidential election and in so doing uphold its democratic status in the region
Senegal president pursues talks for new election date
Senegal’s Macky Sall has said what happens between his leaving office and the presidential election will also be discussed
Senegal: Macky Sall’s latest choice less murky when seen through oil and gas
The president’s official reason for postponing the upcoming election has been met with suspicion. Analysts say: follow the money
Senegal crisis dents democracy and business, say Dakar residents
The West African country is now in the grip of its worst crisis in decades after President Macky Sall announced a delay to elections
Senegal election still anyone’s game
Although the West African country has not experienced a coup, unlike others in the region, the February vote could be marred by violence
The A-Z of 2023 for Africa
All Change for Archange: The Central African Republic held a constitutional referendum earlier this year, which, among other things, would allow President Faustin-Archange…
Zambia’s haphazard foreign policy is a disaster
President Hakainde Hichilema is quickly squandering the respect the country once held on the international stage
Senegal’s President ‘Mr Stony Face’ announces no contest
Senegalese President Macky Sall didn’t give anything away until the last moment, when he announced he wouldn’t stand in the elections
African governments scramble to help its citizens in Ukraine
Africans, among them South Africans, Nigerians, Ghanains, Congolese and Ivorians, are trying to flee into Poland and other countries neighbouring Ukraine
Urgent need for the world to reinvigorate rules-based multilateralism
The system needs to be more open and inclusive to give young people, civil society, the private sector, academia, and others a spot at the table
Dakar protests: A day at the ‘stone factory’
The Continent observed the demonstrations outside Dakar’s Cheikh Anta Diop University
Ousmane Sonko’s support highlights waning separatist sentiment in Casamance
Until recently, many Casamancaise complained that Senegal would never accept a national political leader from the region – and this complaint fuelled the separatist sentiment