Tag: Senegal
Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints Ousmane Sonko as Prime Minister
Published on 04/03/2024 at 3:18 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese President Bassirou…
In Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye enters the presidential palace
Senegalese President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye (center) meets outgoing President Macky Sall (right), accompanied by opponent Ousmane Sonko (second from right), at the presidential palace in Dakar, March 28, 2024. PRESIDENCY…
Senegal: opponent Bassirou Diomaye Faye proclaimed president-elect with 54.28% of the vote
Europe 1 with AFP // Photo credit: Senegal Presidency / Handout / ANADOLU / Anadolu via AFP 9:46 p.m., March 29, 2024 The opponent Bassirou Diomaye Faye won the Senegalese…
Senegal: Diomaye Faye, “rupture” candidate, will become president after years of crisis
The anti-system opponent Bassirou Diomaye Faye, still in prison ten days ago, will become the president of Senegal after the recognition on Monday by his main opponent of a victory…
PORTRAIT – Senegal: who is Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the next president of the country?
From a Dakar prison to the presidential chair, Bassirou Diomaye Faye embodies the victorious bet of the charismatic Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko, who had designated his political brother-in-arms as his…
Senegal: Former President Wade supports opponent Faye for the presidential election
Published on 03/22/2024 at 10:23 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters DAKAR (Reuters) – Former Senegalese President…
Presidential election in Senegal – lead for opposition candidate Faye – News
The people of Senegal were called on Sunday to elect a new president. A few hours after the polls closed, opposition candidate Diomaye Faye already had a clear lead. Media…
Senegal: released, opponent Ousmane Sonko makes his first public appearance in months
Opponent Ousmane Sonko made his first public appearance in months in Dakar on Friday afternoon, the day after his release from prison, alongside his second-in-command, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, candidate for…
In Senegal, opponent Ousmane Sonko and his presidential candidate, Bassirou Diamaye Faye, were released from prison
Supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, then imprisoned, support presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in Dakar, March 12, 2024. ZOHRA BENSEMRA / REUTERS The announcement of their release caused scenes…
Senegal enters presidential campaign after weeks of crisis
Senegal entered the campaign on Saturday, a two-week sprint to emerge from a month of crisis and choose its fifth president, in an election indecisive like never before. The Senegalese…
Start of a shortened presidential campaign in Senegal
Published on 03/09/2024 at 11:51 a.m. DAKAR, March 9 (Reuters) – Candidates for Senegal’s March 24 presidential election launched their campaign on…
Start of a shortened presidential campaign in Senegal
Published on 03/09/2024 at 12:08 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters DAKAR (Reuters) – Candidates for Senegal’s…