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From prison to palace: Faye’s road to Senegal’s presidency

YoopyaMar 26, 2024March 26, 20240

DAKAR, March 25 (Reuters) – Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal’s next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sitting in a

Senegal opposition’s Faye leads early presidential election results

YoopyaMar 25, 2024March 25, 20240

DAKAR, March 25 (Reuters) – Early results in Senegal’s presidential election suggest opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye may have clinched an outright majority, though his

Senegal’s top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month

YoopyaMar 15, 2024March 15, 20240

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from prison ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant

Senegal’s government sets March 24 as the new date for the delayed presidential election

YoopyaMar 7, 2024March 7, 20240

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Senegalese government has set March 24 as the new date for the country’s delayed presidential election, its spokesperson said Wednesday

At least 8,500 migrants died on land and sea routes worldwide last year, the most in a decade

YoopyaMar 7, 2024March 7, 20240

GENEVA (AP) — At least 8,565 migrants died on land and sea routes worldwide last year, the highest number since the U.N. migration agency began

Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war

YoopyaFeb 29, 2024February 29, 20240

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying

Senegal’s Sall says his mandate as president will end April 2

YoopyaFeb 23, 2024February 23, 20240

DAKAR, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Senegal President Macky Sall said on Thursday that April 2 will be the end of his mandate as president of

Tucker Carlson’s Putin interview gave Russian leader a platform to boost his own cause – and that of Donald Trump

YoopyaFeb 10, 2024February 10, 20240

Former prime time Fox News host Tucker Carlson – long known as a public cheerleader for Donald Trump – has conducted a wide-ranging two-hour interview

What is happening in Senegal and could tensions escalate?

YoopyaFeb 7, 2024February 7, 20240

Feb 6 (Reuters) – Senegal’s parliament late on Monday voted to postpone a presidential election from Feb. 25 to Dec. 15, extending President Macky Sall’s

Senegal cuts internet access as lawmakers debate a bill to possibly extend the president’s tenure

YoopyaFeb 5, 2024February 5, 20240

Senegal’s government on Monday restricted access to the mobile internet as opposition leaders and supporters launched protests against President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone the