Vote counting under way in Senegal’s delayed presidential election

An amnesty law passed this month allowed their release days before ... news agency. People wait to cast their votes outside a polling station during the presidential elections, in Dakar, Senegal ... Read More

Senegal’s 2024 election: Why does it matter?

Senegal is gearing up for elections – something that was far from certain just a month ago. More than seven million people in the West African nation are registered to vote on Sunday to pick a ... Read More

Senegal election in chaos as opposition lawmakers removed by police before key vote

Watch the moment opposition politicians in Senegal were forcefully removed from the parliament chamber by riot police, after attempting to block a bill to postpone presidential elections. Read More

Senegal elections: A key vote in one of Africa's most stable countries

Following weeks of political unrest, people in Senegal are voting for a new president. Senegal is one of Africa’s most stable countries but whoever wins will have to address rising cost of ... Read More

Senegal's president says elections will be held before the rainy season around July

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's President Macky Sall told a national dialogue Monday that elections will be held before the rainy season begins around July, and reiterated his commitment to ... Read More

Senegal Election 2024: What You Need to Know

Senegal was seen as an outpost of democracy in a coup-plagued region until its president tried to cancel the election last month ... nine days before his term ends. And then, in a dramatic ... Read More

Senegal’s president says the postponed election will be held before the rainy season begins

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s President Macky Sall told a national dialogue Monday that elections will be held before the rainy season begins around July, and reiterated his commitment to ... Read More

Senegal Elections: 'If I was president'

Despite the political turmoil in Senegal and postponement of the presidential elections, a primary school in Dakar has gone ahead and held its very own vote. The children presented a full program ... Read More

Google Tightens Chatbot Controls Ahead of Elections

In a recent move, Google has set new rules on what you can ask its Gemini chatbot about elections. This change is first seen in India, where voters are getting ready for the spring polls. Read More

Former Senegal prime minister concedes presidential election to opposition candidate

Former Senegalese Prime Minister Amadou Ba conceded the presidential election to opposition candidate ... has vowed to protect Senegal from corruption and interference from foreign powers like ... Read More

A crucial election for Senegal’s press

A decade or so ago, following his election as ... highest such figure for Senegal since CPJ began the exercise in the early nineties. (Indeed, until 2022, Senegal hadn’t featured on the census at all ... Read More

Brussels censorship

Nigel Farage has spent more of his life than he would care to remember in Brussels as a one-time member of the European parliament for Ukip. But rarely has he had a more dramatic day in the Belgian ... Read More