The Aar Suñu Elections coalition calls for a citizen response to Macky Sall’s downward spiral

“It was the Senegalese citizen who was attacked. It is the citizen who was robbed, so the response must match the aggression,” this is what one of the members of Aar Suñu Elections declared during their first press conference held … Read More

The U.S. is urging President Macky Sall to hold elections before April 2, 2024

On February 6, 2024, the U.S. condemned President Macky Sall’s move to postpone the presidential elections originally scheduled on February 25, 2024. U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement: “The postponement … Read More

Only the Constitutional Council can pull Senegal out of the abyss, says electoral expert Mamadou Seck

In an interview with Mamadou Seck, the electoral expert explains that all is not lost and that it is still possible to hold presidential elections on February 25, 2024, if the Constitutional Council decides. A rushed parliamentary investigation which resulted … Read More

Mobile internet suspended in Senegal to keep the rest of the world in the dark

Mobile internet suspended in Senegal to keep the rest of the world in the dark The government of President Macky Sall suspended mobile internet access on February 4, 2024, to keep Senegalese citizens from sharing information about what is currently … Read More

Macky Sall’s government cuts Walf TV’s signal and permanently withdraws its license

During a special edition hosted by Etienne Edouard Faye on Walf TV, Macky Sall’s government cut the signal of the private television channel during live coverage of the demonstrations in Dakar around the Saint Lazare cemetery where candidates met Senegalese … Read More

Presidential omnipotence has reached its climax in Senegal: its guardian violated the Constitution

By Human Rights Specialist Prof. Denis Ndour This afternoon, the message from the party leader, Macky SALL, guardian of the Constitution, sounded like a hammer blow to the heads of many Senegalese citizens: how can we cancel an electoral process … Read More

Senegalese New Yorkers rally at Times Square to denounce President Macky Sall’s abuse of power

Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Senegalese New Yorkers, mainly members of the political party PASTEF led by opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, rallied at Times Square on February 15, 2023, to denounce what they call President Macky Sall’s abuse of power. … Read More

PASTEF USA hosts press conference to discuss Senegal’s current political climate

Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell  Members of the Senegalese political party PASTEF led by opposition leader Ousmane Sonko held a press conference on February 11, 2023, at Meli Café in Morningside Heights to discuss Senegal’s current political climate. Panelists were … Read More

Senegalese American youth in Harlem remember lives lost during last week’s protests in Senegal

Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Senegalese American youth gathered at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building in Harlem on March 12, 2021 in solidarity with the Senegalese opposition back home. They remembered the lives lost during the protests … Read More

AU Summit: President Sall calls for inclusive growth, achieving Agenda 2063

Senegalese President Macky Sall has called for the utilization of Africa’s rich natural and human resources, as well as tapping of technological advancement to enhance development in the continent as a foundation for inclusive growth and achieving the African Union’s … Read More

Senegal: President Sall dismisses PM Aminata Touré

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese president, Macky Sall, dismissed Friday his Prime minister, Mrs Aminata Touré, official sources said. Appointed on September 1, 2013, Mrs Touré was previously minister of Justice for more than a year. No reason has been … Read More

Zuma hails successful Senegal trip

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President Jacob Zuma – Photo UN PANA Cape Town, South Africa – President Jacob Zuma has returned home to South Africa after concluding his working visit to Senegal on Wednesday. “We have achieved our goal and a lot has been … Read More

Zuma arrives in Dakar for two-day visit

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President Jacob Zuma PANA Cape Town, South Africa – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma Tuesday arrived in Dakar, for a two-day State visit to Senegal, the first by a South African Head of State. President Zuma, who is scheduled to … Read More

President Macky Sall keeps promises to Senegalese in New York

By Isseu Diouf Campbell  Translated in English by Aisha Dabo The senegalese community living in New York could not help but show their joy during the meeting with President Macky Sall on 25th September 2013 at the African Methodist Church … Read More

Photo of the Moment: President Macky Sall

Senegalese President Macky Sall with Senator Bill Perkins, his chief of staff Cordell Cleare and H.E. Cheikh Niang during the UN General Assembly 2012 By Isseu Diouf Campbell Related Images:

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