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DAKAR, Senegal – A lawyer for the son of Senegal’s former president says his client has been taken into police custody. Karim Wade is believed to have amassed a personal fortune of more than $1.3 billion, and a special prosecutor … read more »
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Nine children have been killed by a fire at a Koranic school near the centre of Senegal’s capital, Dakar. The blaze broke out as 45 children aged from six to 12 slept inside a single room with wooden walls and … read more »
So-called “ill-gotten gains” investigations are underway into several current and former ruling families from West and Central Africa. Senegal’s new government has launched a landmark investigation into several key figures from the former government, while justice officials in the United … read more »
Liberians are observing 165 years of independence Thursday. To mark the occasion, the Liberian Diaspora in the United States held a one-day symposium in Washington to discuss their role in the reconstruction and development of their country, and the importance … read more »
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Senegalese police again questioned the son and ex-minister of former president Abdoulaye Wade on… Senegalese police again questioned the son and ex-minister of former president Abdoulaye Wade on Thursday as part of a probe into the old regime, local media … read more »
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DAKAR — Senegalese President Macky Sall’s coalition won a landslide majority in legislative polls, swooping up 119 of 150 seats in the national assembly, according to official results published Wednesday. Former president Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party, which had dominated … read more »
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Dakar – Senegal’s ex-president Abdoulaye Wade, 86, who lost a controversial re-election bid in March, will not be retiring from politics, he said in an interview published on Monday. “There is no political retirement for me. As long as I … read more »
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Amy Niang The most salient outcome of the presidential elections in Senegal is a heightened, irreversible sense of empowerment; the notion that ordinary people constitute the first and most important institution in a democracy. After months of tension, fuelled by … read more »
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“If our political parties fail, our democracy will suffer.” – Michael J.K. Bokor, Ghanaian assistant professor of English at Long Island University, USA By Kofi Akosah-Sarpong Forget about the democratic hiccup in Mali, once of one of Africa’s emerging democracies. … read more »
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Senegal’s newly elected President Macky Sall has named his first cabinet just two days being sworn into office. Senegalese state television announced late Wednesday the president has appointed music icon Youssou Ndour to the culture and tourism ministry and former … read more »
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Senegalese superstar Youssou Ndour has been appointed the country’s new tourism and culture minister in President Macky Sall’s cabinet, according to a decree issued on Wednesday night. The Grammy-award winning singer, a fierce critic of former leader Abdoulaye Wade who … read more »
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His Excellency President John Evans Atta Mills has lauded Senegal’s strong march along the path of adding a lot of colour to Africa’s quest for greater democracy. Expatiating on the smooth transition of power, His Excellency President Atta Mills said, … read more »
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Today is the National Day of Senegal. This holiday commemorates its independence from France in 1960. Located in western Africa, Senegal is bordered to the north by Mauritania, to the east by Mali, to the south by Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, … read more »
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By Amy Niang After months of tension, fuelled by ex-President Abdoulaye Wade’s obstinate bid for a third term, there is a great sigh of relief that Senegal has managed peacefully to elect a new president. Most western countries and international … read more »
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DAKAR, Senegal—Senegal’s longtime president took office in 2000 before thousands gathered at a sports stadium. New President Macky Sall, by comparison, held a his short inauguration ceremony Monday in a tent on a hotel lawn. Thousands then followed his procession … read more »
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By Ato Aidoo Though relatively short, one of the most shameful revelations in contemporary American politics – McCarthyism, appears to be finding a permanent space in Ghanaian politics as accusations and commentaries on the economy have proven to be untrue. … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Africa news, African news, African Union, Election, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, Macky Sall, McCarthyism, Nana Akufo-Addo
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The West Africa has found itself in the news recently for two diametrically opposed phenomena: the coup in Mali just six weeks to national elections and the just concluded run-off elections in Senegal. The Senegalese elections are especially poignant for … read more »
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Tagged Abdou Diouf, Abdoulaye Wade, Africa news, African news, Dakar, IndepthAfrica, Macky Sall, Sall, Senegal, Wade, West Africa
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Toby Leon Moorsom Macky Sall should be supported, but people should be suspicious and vigilant. He is, after all, Wade’s protégé. For peasants and petty traders living under feudal monarchies, the only thing worse than living with a plundering despotic … read more »
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Arame Tall Relief after news of Sall’s win and democratic transition following Senegal’s contested presidential election. Relief. Jubilation. Levity. And most of all: Liberation. These are the emotions that surged up as I, along with the 12 million Senegalese citizens … read more »
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Abdurazaq Magaji In Nigeria, the powers that be have decided that opposition politicians, people like Senegal’s Macky Sall, will have to wait for sixty years before they can ever become president. Lucky man. Macky Sall, that is. Were he a … read more »
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Dakar – World leaders and international observers on Monday lauded Senegal’s presidential runoff election, saying that the country’s peaceful vote and its quick resolution provided hope in a region long beset by coups and strongman rule. In a surprise move … read more »
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Senegal’s octogenarian ruler, Abdoulaye Wade, has hit the brick wall in his attempt to extend his 12-year rule. He has been soundly trounced in Sunday’s Presidential run off. Even before the official results could be … read more »
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The winner of Senegal’s presidential election, Macky Sall, has said the poll marks a “new era” for the country. He was speaking after his rival, current President Abdoulaye Wade, admitted defeat in Sunday’s run-off. Mr Wade’s bid for a third … read more »
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ABUJA, Nigeria, March 21, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The ECOWAS Observation Mission to the 25th March 2012 second round presidential elections in Senegal arrives the country on 20th March 2012. Former Togolese Prime Minister, His Excellency Koffi Sama, who … read more »
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Senegalese superstar Youssou Ndour, who has lent his golden voice to politics, hit the campaign trail a week before run-off polls to rally support for presidential challenger Macky Sall. Ndour, along with all 12 presidential candidates who fell out of … read more »
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Dakar – The Senegalese Human Rights League on Wednesday expressed concern over violence during the electoral campaign ahead of a run-off election on March 25. The rights body said supporters of incumbent Abdoulaye Wade, 85 and his challenger Macky Sall … read more »
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Dakar – Senegal’s opposition joined forces Sunday in a mass rally to block 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade from landing a third term in office and back challenger Macky Sall. Thousands gathered in the capital in a rally attended by the … read more »
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Dakar – Senegal’s Constitutional Court has released the final results for the West African country’s first round of presidential elections. The results read to journalists on Tuesday reconfirmed provisional results from last week that dealt President Abdoulaye Wade a significant … read more »
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Dakar – Election officials have set March 25 as the date for Senegal’s presidential runoff. Issa Sall, a member of the National Autonomous Election Commission, confirmed the date and said on Monday that the electoral code calls for a runoff … read more »
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By Alpha Diedhiou After weeks of violent protests against The Incumbent’s (President Abdoulaye Wade) third term the Senegalese have finally cast their votes in peace. A peaceful polling day highlights the democratic maturity of the Senegalese people who understood that … read more »
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