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[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.

[VOA] Dakar, Senegal — Vote counting is underway as Senegalese cast their ballots Sunday for presidential candidates after months of political tension and uncertainty.

[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.

[Premium Times] The 130 ECOWAS observers are monitoring the Presidential elections which is taking place at 15,633 polling units across the country.

[Premium Times] Election in Senegal is underway. A large proportion of voters are women who arrived in groups.

[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.

[Premium Times] The police in Senegal say it is deploying 10,000 personnel across 6,341 polling stations for Sunday’s election

[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

[RFI] Following a hurried two weeks of campaigning, Senegal’s delayed presidential election is set for this Sunday – with more than 7 million people registered to vote for a record 18 candidates.

Les deux vétérans de la politique sénégalaise joueront leur va-tout lors de la présidentielle du 24 mars, polarisée autour du duel entre Amadou Ba et Bassirou Diomaye Faye. L’un des deux saura-t-il déjouer les pronostics ?