I recall on Friday 27 January 2012 I was standing with thousands of Senegalese citizens as well as fellow civil society activists from across West Africa at the l’Obelisque in the heart of Dakar awaiting the announcement of the Constitutional Council on the candidature of Pres. Abdoulaye Bah. At the […]
The current political situation in Senegal is simply the usual classical failure of leaders and institutions in Africa that squarely accounts for the bad governance, instability, and deprivation across the continent. The unilateral announcement by Pres. Macky Sall to postpone the February 25 presidential elections only to be fully endorsed […]
On Saturday 3 February, the President of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall, decided to postpone the presidential election initially scheduled for 25 February. The Senegalese Head of State announced this decision in a televised address. This sudden turn of events comes just a few hours before the start of election […]
The public prosecutor has called for the dismissal of the appeal lodged by the judicial agent of the State. In his closing argument, Ousmane Diagne asked the judge to reject the request to overturn the decision of the Ziguinchor district court.It should be noted that Judge Sabassy Faye had requested […]