[DW] Several opposition candidates have congratulated Bassirou Diomaye Faye after he appeared to be ahead in preliminary tallies. However, the governing coalition has said it was sure there would be a runoff.
Read More »Senegal Erects Statue in Honour of Soldier Who Died Saving Rwandans
[New Times] Senegal’s President Macky Sall has inaugurated a statue in the capital Dakar in memory of Capt Mbaye Diagne, a Senegalese peacekeeper killed in Rwanda during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Read More »Macky Sall’s Candidate Concedes Defeat in Senegal Election
[RFI] Senegal’s governing coalition candidate Amadou Ba conceded defeat on Monday, against opposition rival Bassirou Diomaye Faye after Sunday’s elections. This brings President Macky Sall’s long leadership to a close after months of protests, a delayed election and a deep political crisis.
Read More »Vote Counting Underway in Senegal Presidential Election
[VOA] Dakar, Senegal — Vote counting is underway as Senegalese cast their ballots Sunday for presidential candidates after months of political tension and uncertainty.
Read More »Opposition Candidate Takes Early Lead in Presidential Election
[RFI] Supporters of opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye were celebrating in the streets of Senegal early on Monday after provisional results in the presidential election suggested he was ahead of the former prime minister Amadou Ba in the race to replace Macky Sall.
Read More »Ecowas Election Observation Mission Praises Voting in Senegal Presidential Election
[Premium Times] The 130 ECOWAS observers are monitoring the Presidential elections which is taking place at 15,633 polling units across the country.
Read More »Senegalese Go to Polls Amid Large Turnout of Women Voters
[Premium Times] Election in Senegal is underway. A large proportion of voters are women who arrived in groups.
Read More »Hundreds of Observers Muster to Make Sure Senegal’s Presidential Vote Is Fair
[RFI] Senegal votes on Sunday in a presidential election that is expected to be the most tightly contested in years. Before polls opened, a team of a thousand observers drawn from civil society was preparing to monitor the long-awaited vote.
Read More »Senegal Election Too Close to Call As Police Identify Threats to Poll
[Premium Times] The police in Senegal say it is deploying 10,000 personnel across 6,341 polling stations for Sunday’s election
Read More »Democracy in West Africa – Why Senegal’s Election Crisis Matters
[Chatham House] With multiple military coups in the region, signs that the presidential election in Senegal is back on track are being greeted with cautious optimism by some
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