Macky Sall

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Senegal Ruling Party Coalition Claims Election Landslide

The ruling coalition of Senegal's President Macky Sall won a widely expected landslide in a legislative election, his...

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President Sall Faces Double Challenge As Senegal Elects MPs

Senegal holds a legislative election on Sunday following a campaign gripped by tension between the rival coalitions of...

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Senegal’s Supreme Court Rejects Bail For Divisive Mayor

Senegal's Supreme Court rejected bail for Dakar's popular mayor on Thursday, preventing him from campaigning in...

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Peace Deal Eludes Senegal’s Casamance, 35 Years On

In Senegal's southern Casamance region, new houses dot a landscape once dominated by abandoned ruins full of bullet...

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Senegal: Demba Diop Stadium Collapse Kills Eight

A wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring almost 90. It fell in...

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Eight Dead In Wall Collapse At Senegal’s Demba Diop

Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. It happened...

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Senegal Suspends Sports Events After Football Deaths

Senegal on Sunday suspended all sports and cultural events until elections at the end of the month, a day after eight...

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Eight Dead At Senegal Football Stadium

Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. It happened...

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Eight Dead In Senegal Stadium Crush

Eight people were killed during Senegal's football league cup final in Dakar on Saturday in a stampede that broke out...

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Senegal Kicks Off Fractious Legislative Campaign

Senegal kicked off campaigning Sunday for parliamentary elections later this month, with a record number of candidates...

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I Am Not A Bad Guy – El Hadji Diouf

El Hadji Diouf is a hero in Senegal. Everywhere he goes, he is mobbed by fans both young and old. His countrymen are...

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Senegal’s Ex-President In New Power Bid At 91

Senegal's former president Abdoulaye Wade, aged 91, will head a list of opposition candidates for parliament in an...

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President Returns From 3-Nation Tour

The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Mr Eugene Arhin, has described President Nana Addo Dankwa...

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President Akufo-Addo Receives Senegal’s Highest National Award

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has received Senegal’s highest national award presented...

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Senegal Decorates Akufo-Addo With National Award

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Tuesday 16 May decorated with the highest national award of Senegal, the...

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Ghana, Senegal To Share Oil Experiences

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has indicated his preparedness to share the experiences Ghana has gained in the...

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Sall Justifies Firing Energy Minister Says Policy Not Affected

Senegalese President Macky Sall has defended his decision to fire ex-Energy Minister, Thierno Alassane Sall, saying the...

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Fire At Senegal Religious Retreat Kills 22

A fire tore through makeshift straw shelters at a Muslim religious retreat in Senegal, killing at least 22 people and...

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Thousands Protest In Senegal Against President Sall

Thousands of people took to the streets of the Senegalese capital Dakar on Friday to protest against President Macky...