https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/04/02/multimedia/02senegal-1-qgfz/02senegal-1-qgfz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpgSenegal’s new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, took the oath of office in Tuesday’s ceremony. Close behind him sat the popular opposition leader who had clinched the win.
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/27/multimedia/27senegal-add4-tgkp/27senegal-add4-tgkp-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpgHow did Bassirou Diomaye Faye, age 44, go from obscurity to a resounding win in Senegal’s presidential election? At the family homestead, one relative explained, “This family is not new to ruling.”
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/24/multimedia/24senegal-election-bcwh/24senegal-election-bcwh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpgThe top opposition politician, Ousmane Sonko, is barred from running. So Sunday’s vote is widely seen as a choice between his handpicked candidate and the departing president’s designated successor.
https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000–0aff-0242–9574–08dc407f9f0a_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_h450.jpgDAKAR, Senegal — Presidential candidates in Senegal kicked off their election campaigns Saturday, following weeks of violent protests across the African country after the vote was delayed. The 19 approved candidates vying for the top job now have a shorter period to rally supporters ahead of the March 24 election, expected to be the most tightly…
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/15/multimedia/15senegal-1-jfgk/15senegal-1-jfgk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpgThe president of the West African country had postponed a coming election, but the country’s constitutional court said the vote must take place as soon as possible.
https://gdb.voanews.com/7ba2b9d7-2166–40b2-b192-4e66743c56d1_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_h450.jpgDAKAR, SENEGAL — Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Thursday ruled that parliament’s unprecedented postponement of the February 25 presidential vote was not in line with the constitution, pitching the country into a new phase of electoral uncertainty. Opposition presidential candidates and lawmakers last week filed several legal challenges to the bill that delayed the vote to December…
https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/senegal-protests-sonko.jpgThe defenses that made the country unique are falling one by one—leaving political discontent and spiritual voids exposed to al Qaeda.
Senegal has been wracked by unrest, violence and sporadic social media blackouts in a country that is usually seen as a beacon of democracy and calm in an unstable region of West Africa.
Sweeping global trends are changing the world. As climate change heats up the planet and pushes people to migrate, far-right politicians see both a threat and an opportunity. (Image credit: Ricci Shryock for NPR)
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/01/07/multimedia/07senegal-journalist01‑1–10d2/07senegal-journalist01‑1–10d2-moth.jpgPape Alé Niang, an investigative reporter, was arrested on charges of disclosing confidential government information. Journalists and rights defenders say he was just doing his job.