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In Senegal, the provisional official results of the highly anticipated presidential election held on Sunday, March 24, have been unveiled, revealing Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the victor with an impressive 54.28% of the votes. This…

Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution introduced by members of the ruling party which transitions the West African nation from a presidential to a parliamentary system. The country's opposition, which boycotted the last…

Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba has conceded defeat in the just concluded presidential election. Ba on Monday called Bassirou Diomaye Faye, to recognise the opposition candidate's win in Sunday's presidential election.…

After delay and uncertainty, Senegal is set for presidential poll on 24th March, some 7.3 million Senegalese are registered to vote. In the alleyways of Dakar’s fabric market Wednesday 20th March, supporters of Ousmane Sonko's protege…

In a surprising turn of events, President Macky Sall of Senegal has officially announced March 24th as the date for the upcoming presidential election. This declaration has sparked reactions across the nation, evoking a mixture of relief…

In Senegal, fifteen out of the twenty candidates approved to contest in the delayed presidential elections have united in a call for the vote to be conducted no later than 2nd April, coinciding with the end of President Macky Sall's term.…

Senegalese citizens took to the streets to protest against the potential extension of President Macky Sall's term beyond April 2nd, the date designated by the constitution for the transfer of power. Carrying flags and banners emblazoned…

Senegal woke up to a ruling on a historic decision. In the streets of Dakar, many welcomed the move by the nation's top election authority to void the government's postponement of a presidential election scheduled this month and its…

Senegalese Supreme Court has rejected opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's appeal against a libel conviction, potentially ending his hopes of competing in next month's presidential election. The 49-year-old has been battling a series of court…

The head of Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission on Friday says it would meet a deadline for the release of full provisional presidential results, dismissing opposition calls for a re-run of the disputed vote as the response…