Sall's acquiescence to the ruling despite having corralled the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) coalition and Karim Wade's Parti démocratique Sénégalais (PDS) behind his plan in parliament came as opposition parties and civic activists were mobilising for an extended protest campaign and criticism from the United States and the European Union was mounting...

After Sall the biggest losers from this U-turn are Karim Wade son of the former President Abdoulaye Wade and the PDS...

The latest twist has led some to speculate that it may have been an unwritten deal between President Sall and opponent Karim Wade that sparked the turmoil...

That chimed with complaints from Karim Wade's camp after the Court had blocked his nomination citing his failure to surrender his French nationality before the registration deadline...

Also disqualified is Karim Wade son of former president Abdoulaye Wade because of his dual French nationality – which he only surrendered last October too late for Senegal's electoral deadline...

Senegalese also learned from a speech on social media that the other beneficiary of the national dialogue amnesty deal – Karim Wade son of former president Abdoulaye Wade – is to join the election campaign...

With uncertainty over Ousmane Sonko's future the 2024 polls are shaping up to be a four-way battle between Seck Khalifa Sall Karim Wade and Prime Minister Amadou Ba who last week was anointed by outgoing President Sall as candidate for the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) party...

Just-concluded National Dialogue talks saw the government accept constitutional changes to permit former Dakar mayor Khalifa Sall and Karim Wade the son of ex-president Abdoulaye Wade to stand...