Fatoumatta: President Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party (NPP) can seem enigmatic. This party, whose candidate has triumphed in every general election since the 2021 presidential election, rose to power following a grand coalition that ended the 22-year reign of a dictator perceived as both benign and malevolent. The journey to […]
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Senegal: 25 Ministers, 5 Secs. of State Appointed In New Government
The list of ministers, long awaited by the Senegalese people, has just been announced. On Friday 5 April, 3 days after his appointment, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko unveiled the composition of his government. This team includes several leaders who supported the Head of State Bassirou Diomaye Faye during the presidential […]
Former Senegalese Prime Minister Mouhammed Boun Abdallah Dionne passes away
The former Prime Minister and candidate in the last presidential election, Mouhammed Boun Abdallah Dionne, died in Paris on Friday 5 April 2024, news monitored on Seneweb indicated. Bedridden just a few days before the 24 March elections, the former Benno Bokk Yakaar leader, who had broken away from the […]
Pres. Bassirou Diomaye Faye and the Future of Africa
Any society in a situation of affliction yearns for deliverance. Africa is indeed in dire straits, and it is not an exception. A people in affliction always look out for a leader to lead them out of bondage. The election of Bassirou Diomaye Faye, and the story of PASTEF and […]