West Africa

Senegal’s Horizon Clears With Elections Set for March 24

08/03 11:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Dakar Macky Sall Sénégal senegal elections This is Beirut West Africa

Senegalese people now have a clear picture concerning the forthcoming presidential elections, scheduled for March 24, and can envision a way out of the major crisis caused by the last-minute postponement of the election last month. Senegal on Thursday looked set to elect its new president on March 24 and end weeks of crisis triggered by the delay ...

Senegal Opposition Candidate Secures Presidency

par This Is Beirut, 25/03 13:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Democracy élection Sénégal This is Beirut West Africa

Senegal's anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become president after his main rival on Monday recognized his victory in elections that came barely days after he was freed from prison. The win by the opposition candidate who will be Senegal's youngest president could trigger a political earthquake with policies that ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Finalize Plans for Confederation

par This Is Beirut, 18/05 15:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Junta-run Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have finalized plans to form a confederation after turning their backs on former colonial ruler France to seek closer ties with Russia. Their foreign ministers met Friday in Niger's capital Niamey to agree on a text establishing the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). "The objective was to ...

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