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President Macky Sall's postponing of the presidential election scheduled for 25 February risks plunging Senegal into a deeper political confrontation...
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In it Touray told Bio that as per his agreement with Presidents Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Macky Sall during their visit to Freetown on 23 December – Koroma would not face trial and instead be relocated in a third West African country...
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The big winner from this is Prime Minister Amadou Ba who has been anointed by President Macky Sall as his chosen successor and candidate for the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) party...
Having struck a deal with Macky Sall's government as part of last year's 'national dialogue' talks Khalifa Sall has been allowed to stand despite a past conviction for financial misappropriation...
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Vol 65 No 2 |
- SIERRA LEONE
Opposing the plan for Koroma's exile on 2 January the SLPP officials leaked a letter from Omar Alieu Touray the President of the Economic Commission for West Africa (Ecowas) detailing the relocation arrangements which had been kept confidential by Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio and regional leaders including Senegal's Macky Sall Ghana's Nana Addo Akufo-Addo...
While Sonko's team wrestle with these bureaucratic and legal obstacles President Macky Sall's chosen successor the Prime Minister Amadou Ba presses ahead with his campaign exploiting official engagements to the full...
A year ago in view of Senegal's two-round electoral system each man looked like his colleague's best support ready to drop out and provide vital backing and votes for a final ballot run-off against what was generally expected to be a Macky Sall third term run (AC Vol 64 No 14 No last stand)...
The race is being closely watched across West Africa and also from Paris and Washington – where some Congressional officials have voiced concerns that Macky Sall might try to strong-arm a victory for Ba...
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Vol 64 No 22 |
- NIGERIA
- GERMANY
Last year following meetings with Senegal's President Macky Sall Scholz said that Germany which is still exploring alternatives to the cancelled NordStream II gas pipeline with Russia was looking at investing in a gas project near Senegal's border with Mauritania (AC Dispatches 9/5/23 Chancellor Scholz seeks cooperation with Africa on tech and green energy)...
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After President Macky Sall announced in July that he would not seek a third term 11 contenders for the presidential nomination of his Alliance Pour la République (APR) and the wider ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) alliance came forward before the uncharismatic but competent Amadou Ba a former finance and foreign minister was chosen by Sall on 9 September...
Seck came second to Macky Sall with 21% in the 2019 presidential elections at the head of his Rewmi party before he was appointed by the government to head the Economic Social and Environmental Council (AC Vol 60 No 5 Sall romps home)...
This puts the likes of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senegal's Macky Sall under pressure as they prepare to send troops...
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Outgoing President Macky Sall has given the clearest indication that his successor will face a genuine election contest next year – but his leading opponent will be barred from standing (AC Vol 64 No 14 No last stand)...
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