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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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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Africa news, African news, Dakar, IndepthAfrica, Macky Sall, Senegal, Two-round system, Wade, West Africa, Youssou N'Dour
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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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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Africa news, African news, Casamance, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Macky Sall, Ndour, Senegal, Wade, Youssou N'Dour
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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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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, africa african news, Casamance, indepthafrica africa news, Macky Sall, Ndour, Senegal, Wade, Youssou N'Dour, Ziguinchor
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Dakar – Senegal opposition candidate Macky Sall has won a major boost in his bid to oust President Abdoulaye Wade in a run-off vote, securing the endorsement of the man who came third in the first round. The west African … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Africa news, African, African news, Dakar, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Macky Sall, Moustapha Niasse, Senegal, Wade, West Africa, Youssou N'Dour
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Dakar – Senegal’s music icon Youssou Ndour on Thursday threw his weight behind presidential hopeful Macky Sall in his bid to thwart Abdoulaye Wade’s bid to win a third term in a run-off election next month. Speaking after a meeting … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Africa news, African news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Macky Sall, Ndour, Senegal, Term limit, Wade, Youssou N'Dour
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Dakar – Senegal tallied results on Monday in an election in which incumbent Abdoulaye Wade, who is seeking to extend his rule with a disputed third term, was greeted by jeers as he cast his ballot. The west African nation’s … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Africa news, African news, Dakar, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Macky Sall, Moustapha Niasse, Senegal, United States, Wade, Youssou N'Dour
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Voters booed Senegal’s president so loudly when he went to cast his ballot Sunday that his bodyguards whisked him away, another sign of how much his popularity has dipped ahead of an election that has sparked weeks of riots. This normally … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Africa news, African news, European Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Senegal, Term limit, Thijs Berman, Wade, Youssou N'Dour
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Weeks of street protests in Senegal could erupt into worse conflict if President Abdoulaye Wade wins a third term, despite a two-term limit. At dusk, people hunker down for the evening, holding portable radios to their ears and clustering in … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Africa news, African news, Dakar, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Robert Mugabe, Senegal, Term limit, Wade, West Africa, Youssou N'Dour
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Dakar – Nigeria’s former president met with Senegalese opposition leaders, including pop star and former presidential aspirant Youssou Ndour, in an effort to broker a solution to the country’s political malaise ahead of a tense presidential vote. Since leaving office … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Africa news, African news, Dakar, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo, Senegal, Wade, Youssou N'Dour
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Dakar – Senegalese music icon and opposition activist Youssou Ndour was injured in the leg on Tuesday after being hit by a projectile at the scene of a banned rally in Dakar, his entourage told AFP. “Youssou Ndour was injured … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Africa news, African news, Dakar, Idrissa Seck, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Neneh Cherry, Wade, Wyclef Jean, Youssou N'Dour
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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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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Cheikh Gueye, Dakar, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Karim Wade, Senegal, United States, Wade, Youssou N'Dour
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DAKAR, Senegal — The aging president of Senegal tried to divert attention from growing street protests calling for his resignation and prove that he still had grassroots support by leading an impromptu rally through the capital late Tuesday. Reporters were … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Dakar, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Senegal, Tuesday, United States, Wade, Youssou N'Dour
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NEW YORK, February 2, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is concerned about the upsurge of tensions in Senegal ahead of the presidential election scheduled … read more »
Dakar – Police opened fire with tear gas on demonstrators on Tuesday, leaving at least one person dead in Senegal’s capital where hundreds had gathered to protest a court ruling allowing the nation’s elderly leader to run for another term. … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Associated Press, HLM, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Podor, RFM, Senegal, Wade, Youssou N'Dour
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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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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Dakar, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Karim Wade, Moustapha Niasse, Ousmane Tanor Dieng, Senegal, Wade, Youssou N'Dour
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Protesters in Senegal have clashed with police after a court approved President Abdoulaye Wade to seek a highly disputed third term, but barred music icon Youssou Ndour from running. Senegal’s constitutional court approved late on Friday a list of 14 … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Dakar, Idrissa Seck, Macky Sall, Moustapha Niasse, Ousmane Tanor Dieng, Senegal, Youssou N'Dour
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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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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Dakar, Idrissa Seck, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Karim Wade, Macky Sall, Moustapha Niasse, Wade, Youssou N'Dour
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Senegal’s top constitutional body ruled on Friday that incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade was eligible to stand for a third term in a Feb. 26 election, rejecting arguments of rivals that an existing two-term limit should apply to him. Wade’s name … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Dakar, Dour, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Reuters, Senegal, Term limit, Wade, Youssou N'Dour
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Dakar – Senegal’s opposition plans to hold an illegal protest on Friday, stoking fears of violence as the nation braces for a ruling on whether leader Abdoulaye Wade, 85, can seek a disputed third term in office. Members of the … read more »
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Tagged Abdou Diouf, Abdoulaye Wade, grammy award, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegal, Wade, Youssou N'Dour
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BARCELONA, Spain — About 200 mainly African immigrants marched in Barcelona Wednesday to protest the fatal shooting of a Senegalese man which led Spanish police to arrest four members of a Roma family. The march, under the watch of dozens … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Barcelona, Dakar, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Roma, Senegal, spain, West Africa, Youssou N'Dour
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Dakar – Senegal’s Youssou N’Dour has taken his music to audiences around the world but says his decision to stop singing and run for president was prompted by a nagging sound straight from the streets of his West African nation. … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Dakar, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dour, IndepthAfrica, Senegal, Wade, West Africa, Youssou N'Dour
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World-famous Senegalese music star Youssou Ndour has officially entered the presidential race in his country. Ndour said Monday on the television station he owns that he will challenge President Abdoulaye Wade in the February election. The 52-year-old singer had announced … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, Fekke Maci Boole, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Senegal, television station, time, Wade, Youssou N'Dour
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November 27, 2011 by benim
Senegalese world music star Youssou N’dour declared on Saturday he would cancel concert dates to enter politics from January 2 next year, a month before a tense presidential election in his West African country. The singer did not explicitly say … read more »
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Tagged Abdoulaye Wade, breaking news, Dakar, East Africa, Election, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Senegal, Southern Africa, Wade, West Africa, World music, Youssou N'Dour
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DAKAR, Senegal – Senegalese police used tear gas to disperse people demonstrating against a proposed change to the electoral code which would make it easier for the country’s aging president to be re-elected. Private radio station RFM said police intervened … read more »
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