It is a relief for the Senegalese people: after days and months of uncertainty, president Macky Sall affirmed this week that he would finally not run for a third presidential term in February 2024. After the recent events of the last few days that brought death and chaos in the streets of Dakar, but also in other parts of the country, the speech of the … Continue reading Senegal: Macky Sall will not run for a third presidential term
Tensions have been decreasing a little, but the situation remains unsure and fragile in Senegal and in Dakar, where the two-year condemnation of political opponent Ousmane Sonko triggered off violences that made sixteen casualties. Ousmane Sonko, biggest opponent to current president Macky Sall, was condemned to spend two years in jail last Thursday due to “youth corruption” after having urged to debauchery a twenty-year-old woman. … Continue reading In Senegal, Ousmane Sonko’s condemnation arouses tensions and uprising against current president Macky Sall
