Abdoulaye Wade

There had been fears that Abdoulaye Wade might steal the election if he looked like losing or that a restive military would dislodge him if he did so (AC Vol 53 No 5 Wade poll shock)...

Ever since he has proved untouchable under Abdoulaye Wade and his predecessor Abdou Diouf (AC Vol 42 No 22 Desert fox)...

President Abdoulaye Wade’s failed to clear the 50% hurdle in the first round of the presidential election on 26 February and must slug it out again on 18 March...

He lamented the lack of public criticism of President Abdoulaye Wade’s attempts to take a third term in Senegal...

After looking distinctly lacklustre in recent weeks President Abdoulaye Wade’s prospects for re-election have brightened considerably while the opposition looks divided and riot police keep the streets on lockdown...

The prospects for massively increased violence in Dakar are strong after several people died in the last days of January during opposition rallies against President Abdoulaye Wade...

The new President is making discrete changes to relations with Asian countries established under his predecessor Abdoulaye Wade...

His victory in the second-round runoff ended Abdoulaye Wade’s twelve years in power along with his attempts to secure a third term...

The entrance of international pop star media mogul and child of the Dakar slums Youssou N'Dour on to the political stage has galvanised the race for the presidency and introduced a note of desperation into the campaign of a hitherto complacent President Abdoulaye Wade...

Rioting over power cuts and bids to change the constitution had already hurt President Abdoulaye Wade and his son Karim politically and now they seem also to have lost the confidence of the powerful Françafrique network of Francophone African leaders and top French politicians and business executives...