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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

Ousmane Sonko, the opposition leader’s bid to run in presidential election rejected by the Senegal’s highest judicial body

YoopyaJan 7, 2024January 7, 20240

Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Friday rejected opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s bid to run in next month’s presidential election, citing a lack of documentation. One of

Senegal’s opposition leader could run for president after a court overturns a ruling barring his bid

YoopyaDec 15, 2023December 15, 20230

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was ordered to be reinstated on the electoral list Thursday, which could allow him to run

Senegal opposition party sponsoring new candidate Faye after court blocks jailed leader Sonko’s bid

YoopyaNov 20, 2023November 20, 20230

The party of jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko said Sunday it was sponsoring another candidate for the February presidential election, just days after Senegal’s Supreme Court effectively

Senegal: Authorities block access to social network Tiktok

YoopyaAug 2, 2023August 2, 20230

Senegalese authorities on Wednesday cut off access to the social media app TikTok and stepped up a crackdown on dissidents, days after dissolving the main

Senegal dissolves PASTEF, opposition leader Sonko’s party

YoopyaAug 1, 2023August 1, 20230

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been charged with inciting riots after the interior ministry announced that his PASTEF party had been dissolved. Senegal’s interior

Senegal: Arrest of the top opposition leader Ousmane Sonko

YoopyaJul 29, 2023July 29, 20230

Ousmane Sonko, presidential candidate has faced a string of legal troubles in recent years. Senegalese opposition leader has been arrested late Friday, one of his

Senegal: Door of No Return: Yellen visits onetime slave-trading post

YoopyaJan 22, 2023January 22, 20230

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a solemn visit Saturday to the salmon-colored house on an island off Senegal that is one of the most

US: The US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen will begin a tour of three African countries, Next week.

YoopyaJan 14, 2023January 14, 20230

The visit comes after the 2022 US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, which was held from December 13–15. It was the second of its type, with the first

Sports: Senegal welcomes home Nations Cup heroes after historic victory

YoopyaFeb 8, 2022June 30, 20230

Some swung from a billboard frame. Others danced on the tarmac. As Senegal’s national soccer team touched down in the capital Dakar after winning their