Vol 64 No 14 | SENEGAL No last stand 6th July 2023 Surprised relief greeted President Macky Sall's 3 July announcement that he will not seek a third term in next February's election – after months of insisting that he had the...
Vol 64 No 13 | SENEGAL Political divide deepens 23rd June 2023 Justice minister Sidiki Kaba – a former head of the International Human Rights Federation – has dismissed critics of the tough crackdown on the protests that followed t...
Vol 64 No 12 | SENEGAL Street hits back for Sonko 8th June 2023 Senegalese are in shock after lethal clashes between police and crowds protesting the 1 June conviction of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko for 'corrupting the morals' of 20-year-ol...
Vol 64 No 11 | SENEGAL Sonko's trial is Sall's challenge 25th May 2023 The outcome of the firebrand oppositionist's trial could transform the face of politics, and may open the way to other contenders More than two years after he was first charged with raping the masseuse Adji Sarr and then making death threats, Ousmane Sonko, the charismatic leader of the Pastef Les Patriotes p...
Vol 64 No 9 | SENEGAL Seck enters a crowded field 27th April 2023 Veteran former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck has confirmed his plans to make a fourth bid for the presidency at the 2024 elections.
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 8 | SENEGAL Sonko stays out of jail, his supporters are off the streets 5th April 2023 A more lenient sentence on the opposition leader than expected allows the authorities to dampen down the protests Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's plans to contest next year's presidential elections remain intact despite losing a defamation case for accusing tourism minister Mame Mbaye Niang ... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 7 | SENEGAL Sonko and the street take battle to Sall 30th March 2023 Dakar and other cities are facing a wave of protest against the government, tougher living conditions and the president’s plan to extend his tenure Searing criticism from what he had hoped would be a helpful government in Washington is the latest blow for President Macky Sall as opposition mounts against his government and his...
Vol 64 No 2 | SENEGALAFRICA IN 2023 Sall manoeuvres for a high-risk third term 9th January 2023 The president's camp is preparing for the 2024 elections and the challenge from Sonko and the growing opposition movement Ousmane Sonko, the charismatic leader of the Pastefs les Patriotes opposition party, is in full campaign mode for the presidential elections due in early 2024 – although Pres...
Vol 63 No 20 | NIGERSENEGAL Frank Timis, eco-warrior 6th October 2022 Australian-Romanian businessman Frank Timis, a veteran of stock exchange fraud and corruption scandals, is charging into agriculture, snapping up vast landholdings in Senegal and o...
Vol 63 No 19 | SENEGAL Weakened president in troubled waters 22nd September 2022 Electoral setbacks have left Macky Sall with a razor-thin majority, while he faces outcry over a suspected third-term bid 'A sorry spectacle'. That is how president Macky Sall qualified the scenes of fighting lawmakers at the opening of the Assemblée nationale, Senegal's 165-strong parliament, ...