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Senegal election result: Bassirou Diomaye Faye to become Africa's youngest president
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Next Africa: Senegal's Faye, Sonko Sweep to Victory in Sall Rebuke: Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now — ...
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Quick Glance: Senegal: Macky Sall's Legacy and Political Achievements
- Macky Sall's legacy as Senegal's president became more complex in his last years in office, marked by transgressions that tarnished his reputation significantly.
- Sall has left behind significant infrastructure projects like airports, an improved rail system, and industrial parks.
- He also contributed to strengthening the country's regional airport hubs and financed the Diamniadio Industrial Park.
- Additionally, Sall has contributed to preserving Senegal's democratic tradition by respecting term limits and ensuring a smooth power transition to a successor.
Senegal's opposition candidate Faye won over 54% of vote, full provisional results show
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A businessman who is a member of a powerful South African family has been linked to the murder of popular rapper AKA.
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Africa Live this week: 25-31 March 2024 - BBC News: Bringing you the latest news from around Africa at bbc.com/africalive.
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Quick Glance: Africa Live: Court Sentences Former Liberian Rebel Leader to 30 Years - BBC News
- Police in Togo dispersed an opposition press conference convened to discuss a controversial constitutional reform. Concerns exist that shifting from a presidential to a parliamentary system could lead to the long-standing President, Faure Gnassingbe, staying in power indefinitely.
- Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni, formally inaugurated the nation's inaugural interest-free commercial Islamic bank. This financial institution is expected to play a substantial role in advancing the country's financial sector.
- A South African entrepreneur has been implicated in the murder of renowned rapper AKA. Allegedly, the individual transferred a significant sum of money to one of the current suspects on trial for the rapper's homicide.
- A French court commuted the life sentence of former Liberian rebel leader Kunti Kamara to 30 years. He was convicted of crimes against humanity and violence against civilians during Liberia's civil war.
Senegal election: Opposition leader Faye ahead to win presidency: Several rivals declare Bassirou Diomaye Faye winner of the delayed election as votes are still ...
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Senegal's youth want jobs from Faye, investors wary of radical ideas: Senegal's President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye rode to victory in Sunday's poll on a wave ...
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Senegal election a welcome boost for coup-prone West Africa: For all the drama and the sometimes violent protests in the run-up to Senegal's presidential ...
reuters.com/world/africa/senegal-election-welcome-boost-coup-prone-west-africa-2024-03-25/
African Union 'warmly congratulates' Senegal's Faye on presidential election win: The African Union on Friday congratulated anti-establishment opposition ...
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Senegal Votes in Presidential Election That’s Too Close to Call - Bloomberg: Senegal’s voters began casting their ballots in a presidential election in which the ...
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Senegal’s Bonds Sink as Investors Weigh Opposition’s Electoral Momentum: Senegal’s dollar bonds were among the worst performers in emerging-market credit on ...
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LIVE: Senegal's ruling party candidate expected to concede victory to opposition: Reuters Live on X (Twitter)
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Senegal election: Voters choose new president after political crisis: The election was due last month but the outgoing president postponed it ...
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US pushes Israel, Ukraine weapons and Senegal’s election: The US puts pressure on Israel with a draft resolution at the UN.
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Senegal votes for its next president in long-awaited election: Polls opened Sunday in Senegal, where voters are choosing a new president in a tightly contested ...
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Senegal election dominated by freed prisoner Faye and heir apparent Ba: Their rivalry underpins a big divide in the nation, regarded as a beacon of West African ...
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🔴 Senegal’s ruling coalition presidential hopeful Ba ‘congratulates’ opposition candidate Faye
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Senegal's top opposition leader and his presidential candidate released from prison
lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2024/03/15/senegal-s-top-opposition-leader-and-his-presidential-candidate-released-from-prison_6621245_124.html
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Polls open in Senegal's tightly contested presidential election: Polls opened in Senegal on Sunday morning in a tightly contested presidential race that followed ...
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Bassirou Diomaye Faye set to become Senegal's next president | Africanews: Provisional results Monday showed that the former tax inspector was headed for a huge ...
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🔊 Today on Reuters World News podcast: Senegal heads to the polls this weekend, in a tense presidential election.
@BateFelix joins @kimvinnell to break down ...
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US Senate panel steps up probe into airline fees: A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday said it was stepping up its investigation into billions of dollars in annual ...
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Senegal President Macky Sall rejects blame for election chaos: He tells the BBC he won't apologise for attempting to delay the vote, a move that led to deadly ...
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🔊'On one end, you find people driving around with the latest SUVs. Around the corner, you have young men.. hawking all kinds of ways not making a dollar a day ...
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Senegal's election: What is at stake for investors?: International investors will be closely monitoring the presidential election in Senegal ...
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Senegal crisis: “I don't owe any apology, I abided by the law”, Sall says | Africanews
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Senegal Elections: Two Frontrunners Vying to Succeed Macky Sall: Nineteen candidates will vie for Senegal’s presidency in Sunday’s elections ...
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Senegal Elections: Voters to Pick New Leader to Oversee Energy Boom: Presidential election taking place as fast-growing economy prepares for oil and gas bonanza
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Senegalese Go to Polls Amid Large Women Turnout in South: A large proportion of voters who are turning out in the southern Kolda District are women who tend to ...
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Hundreds of observers muster to make sure Senegal's presidential vote is fair: Senegal votes on Sunday in a presidential election that is expected to be the most ...
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Presidential election: Senegal elects new president after crisis: The country in West Africa is one of the continent's most stable democracies ...
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Senegal votes for new leader after years of crisis | kuwaittimes: Senegal votes for new leader after years of crisis - Top Stories - DAKAR: Senegal began voting ...
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The first woman to run for president in years inspires hope in Senegal | Africanews
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China congratulates Senegal's president-elect: Around 7.3 million Senegalese were eligible to take part in Sunday's vote, which saw 44-year-old Faye ...
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After Entebbe Expressway, more toll roads in the offing
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Senegal's presidential frontrunners end campaigns amid ahead of vote | Africanews
africanews.com/2024/03/23/senegals-presidential-frontrunners-end-campaigns-amid-ahead-of-vote/
Senegal votes for new president after years of crisis - Africa - World: Senegal began voting Sunday for a new president in an unpredictable race following three ...
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Senegal proves the doomsayers wrong: Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s win is a triumph for the country’s democracy
economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/03/26/senegal-proves-the-doomsayers-wrong
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For Senegal, the much awaited presidential election has come | Africanews: The opposition has warned against any electoral fraud. For their part ...
africanews.com/2024/03/23/for-senegal-the-much-awaited-presidential-election-day-has-come/
Meet Eva Burch, Arizona State Senator Fighting Abortion Bans by Sharing Her Plan to Have an Abortion
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Key issues shaping Senegal's presidential vote: Senegal holds a delayed election on March 24 to elect a successor to President Macky Sall ...
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11 arrested after gun seized at Manchester bar: MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Eleven people including a bartender were arrested on Saturday night following the seizure ...
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One president, two first ladies: The case of Senegal: With Faye as President, Senegal can have as many as four first ladies
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Set for Sunday's election: 5 things to know about Senegal: Senegal is one of the few African countries not to have suffered a coup since winning its ...
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Tinubu congratulates Senegal’s president-elect, Faye: President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, congratulated Mr. Bassirou Faye on his election as the President of ...
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Senegal's multiple crises leave mental scars | kuwaittimes: Senegal's multiple crises leave mental scars - World - DAKAR, Senegal: After weathering a slew of ...
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Senegal’s New Leader Faye Plans to Revisit Oil Deals with BP, Kosmos: Newly elected Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye plans to revisit the contracts of ...
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Senegal’s Faye next big test; How to keep bromance, ambition with Sonko intact: Some say Faye's victory is largely due to Sonko.
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Statement on Presidential Elections in Senegal: Statement on Presidential Elections in Senegal
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Out of Africa: Duke recruit Khaman Maluach grew game at NBA Academy in Senegal: Khaman Maluach was born in South Sudan, fled with his family to Uganda and honed ...
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Senegal has just elected Africa’s youngest president: Also on the daily podcast: quakeproofing Turkey and fat dogs
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Senegal’s Election and Africa’s Future | by Rabah Arezki - Project Syndicate: Rabah Arezki considers what Bassirou Diomaye Faye's presidency could mean for ...
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Successful polls in Senegal, Liberia strengthened democracy roots in West Africa: Nigerian president
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Abantika: A victim of institutional neglect: The universities also did not organize any awareness activities regarding where and how to file complaints
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Milan, Italy to Dakar, Senegal for only €268 roundtrip: Cheap flights from Milan, Italy to Dakar, Senegal for only €268 roundtrip with TAP Air Portugal.
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Senegal Bonds Extend Rally After Faye Wins Race for Presidency: Senegal’s bonds rallied for a second day, posting the best performance among sovereign ...
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Senegal: A triumph, a shock and a wake-up call: The undisputed first-round victory of Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a 44-year-old tax inspector who had been released ...
lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/03/26/senegal-a-triumph-a-shock-and-a-wake-up-call_6655708_4.html
Senegal Counts Ballots in Tightly Contested Presidential Vote: Senegal’s electoral authority was wrapping up counting ballots in a presidential election that’s ...
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West Africa: Ecowas Election Observation Mission Praises Voting in Senegal Presidential Election
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Senegal votes for new president after years of crisis: Dakar, Senegal (AFP) -- Senegal voted on Sunday for a new president in a delayed election that follows a ...
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VIDEO: Senegal president-elect intends to 'reconcile hearts': Read more
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Senegal has just elected Africa’s youngest president: Also on the daily podcast: quakeproofing Turkey and fat dogs
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Senegalese Go to Polls Amid Large Turnout of Women Voters: Election in Senegal is underway. A large proportion of voters are women who arrived in groups.
allafrica.com/stories/202403240044.html
Harmony wins in Senegal’s ballot: A presidential election marked by judicial independence and civic participation sets a new course for governing with integrity ...
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Senegal votes to elect its new president after weeks of uncertainty: Nearly 7.3 million people are expected to go to the polls on Sunday. This eagerly-awaited ...
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Senegal Ex-President Wade’s Party Backs Faye in March Vote: Senegal’s ex-President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party in a potential game changer ahead ...
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Opposition candidate grabs early lead in Senegal election : While there are 19 candidates in the presidential contest, the early results on Sunday showed that it ...
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High voter turnout in Senegal for contested presidential election: Senegalese voters are participating in a closely contested presidential election amid months ...
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Cable cut: Telcos pledge 100% voice, data service today: The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria has said voice and data services ...
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Canal+ Takes Stake in Senegal TV Company, Boosts African Presence: Canal+ takes a minority stake in the Senegal TV company Marodi TV. The French company already ...
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Women are fighting for more than political power in Senegal’s presidential election
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Senegal: Why the presidential election is so important: The presidential election, which had actually already been canceled, will take place in Senegal on Sunday ...
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Non-stop from Dakar, Senegal to Brussels, Belgium for only $415 USD roundtrip: Non-stop flights from Dakar, Senegal to Brussels, Belgium for only $415 USD ...
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Election in Senegal: A country seeks an answer: Senegal elects a new president. The question is. whether the state has overcome the biggest crisis since ...
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Dakar, Senegal to Madrid, Spain for only $388 USD roundtrip: Cheap flights from Dakar, Senegal to Madrid, Spain for only $388 USD roundtrip with TAP Air Portugal ...
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Senegal Election: Democratic Vote in African Region Plagued by Coups: Welcome to the Year of the Elections, Bloomberg’s new newsletter on the votes that matter ...
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Gambari hails Senegal for choosing democracy, insists failure not an option: “We are in Senegal to witness a beautiful process where the ... people stayed strong ...
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