Senegal President Macky Sall has said he will stand down on 2 April when his term is due to end, but it is still unclear when elections will be held to elect his successor. He said the date of the elections will depend on the planned national dialogue that is set to begin on Monday, […]
The ECOWAS Commission is urging the political class in Senegal to take urgent steps to restore the electoral calendar in accordance with the provisions of the country’s Constitution. The ECOWAS Commission in a statement dated Tuesday, February 6, 2024, advised against any action or statement that may contravene the provisions of Senegal’s constitution. It further […]
Sadio Mane has been included in Senegal’s squad for the World Cup in Qatar despite suffering an injury scare on Tuesday. The 30-year-old forward was forced off in the first half of Bayern Munich’s 6-1 victory over Werder Bremen. The German champions said he had an injury “to the head of his right fibula” and […]
Ghana, Rwanda and Senegal are partnering with German biotechnology company, BioNTech SE, to fill, finish, and package BioNTech mRNA vaccines in Africa, as a first step in the chain of domestic vaccine production which will help improve vaccine supply in Africa. This was announced at a high-level meeting in Marburg, Germany, on Wednesday [February 16, […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the president-elect of Senegal, Macky Sall on his election as president of Senegal for a second 7 year term. ‘’It is well-deserved, and a vindication of the trust and confidence reposed in him, and in his programme of economic transformation, by the Senegalese people, which has seen that […]
