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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

Senegal police clamp down on protesters as opposition rejects election delay

YoopyaFeb 5, 2024February 5, 20240

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Police made arrests and fired tear gas at opposition supporters during protests Sunday against the decision by President Macky Sall to

Macky Sall have postponed the Feb. 25 presidential election, citing a dispute over the list of candidates

YoopyaFeb 4, 2024February 4, 20240

Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Saturday postponed presidential elections scheduled for February 25, citing controversy over the disqualification of some candidates and allegations of corruption

The best African music performance Grammy is new. Its global appeal is not

YoopyaFeb 4, 2024February 4, 20240

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — From an electrifying and colorful musical performance at the FIFA World Cup to a new Grammy Awards category, African music genres

An auction of Nelson Mandela’s possessions is suspended as South Africa fights to keep them

YoopyaFeb 1, 2024February 1, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The planned auction of dozens of artifacts belonging to Nelson Mandela has been suspended pending a court application to completely halt it,

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso quit ECOWAS, testing regional unity

YoopyaJan 29, 2024January 29, 20240

LAGOS, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Defying pressure by leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore constitutional rule, junta leaders of

Pope says Africans are ‘special case’ when it comes to LGBT blessings

YoopyaJan 29, 2024January 29, 20240

VATICAN CITY, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday that Africans were a “special case” in the opposition of

Cameroon starts world’s first malaria vaccine program for children

YoopyaJan 22, 2024January 22, 20240

Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa. The campaign due

Two opposition leaders in Senegal are excluded from the final list of presidential candidates

YoopyaJan 22, 2024January 22, 20240

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s highest election authority has excluded two top opposition leaders from the final list of candidates for the West African nation’s