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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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DAKAR — The son of former Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade was given one month by the nation’s anti-corruption court Friday to explain how he had come by assets allegedly worth over one billion euros, judicial sources said. Karim Wade is … 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 »
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 – 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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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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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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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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Senegal votes in its most tumultuous polls yet on Sunday with 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade’s bid for a third term having sparked deadly protests in one of Africa’s most stable countries. The former French colony is one of the continent’s … read more »
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The Senegalese people are extremely disillusioned. In 2000, they enthusiastically went to the polls to elect Abdoulaye Wade as their president. Wade had campaigned as an agent of change, but change never came to Senegal throughout his decade in power. … read more »
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Thousands of opposition supporters marched in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Tuesday to protest against President Abdoulaye Wade’s controversial plans to seek a third term in a February 26 presidential election. AFP – Thousands of Senegalese opposition supporters marched through … read more »
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By Arame Tall The deadly violence that has broken out in Senegal seems surreal even to the most seasoned analysts of the West African nation’s political evolution. Angry Senegalese believe President Wade has executed a coup to stay in power. … read more »
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Dakar – Amnesty International has urged Senegalese authorities “to refrain from using live bullets against peaceful protesters” after two people were shot dead and several others suffered gunshot wounds during a protest against a court ruling allowing President Abdoulaye Wade … read more »
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On 26 February, presidential elections are due in which President Abdoulaye Wade will run for a third term, if the Constitutional Court rules Wade’s candidacy is legal, which is likely. Wade will be able to mobilise rural support, but he … read more »
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September 20, 2011 by benim
Dakar – Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade intends to file a lawsuit for defamation against an Africa adviser at the French presidency who named him in a dirty cash scandal, an aide said on Tuesday. The lawsuit will be filed “this … read more »
Interior Minister Ousmane Ngom on Wednesday banned political protests in downtown Dakar, citing security reasons, just days before a mass rally planned to protest against Senegal’s embattled regime. “For reasons of security, protests of a political nature are banned” in … read more »
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Senegal is to send former president Hissene Habre back to Chad, where he is accused of having committed atrocities during his rule, the government said Friday, a decision Senegal confirmed separately. Habre will be returned to the country of his … read more »
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A debate over the legality of President Abdoulaye Wade’s bid for a third term in power in next February’s elections must be settled by the constitutional council, the presidency said Wednesday. Some 60 opposition and civil society organisations have urged … read more »
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The unpopular son of Senegal’s president said in an angry and defensive letter that he has been maligned in protests against him and against his father’s alleged plan to install him as vice president. Karim Wade, a minister of state, … read more »
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DAKAR, Senegal – Senegal’s ruling party plans to change the constitution to lower the percentage of votes a candidate needs to win an election and to create the office of vice president, the government spokesman said Tuesday. The changes are … read more »
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Dakar – Senegal’s government has dropped charges and released four people it had arrested at the weekend over an alleged coup bid, saying there was not enough evidence to prosecute them. Senegal’s justice minister said on Saturday that security forces … read more »
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