Senegal

Bassirou Diomaye Faye beat ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba in the presidential polls/AFP

Opposition Candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye Is Set To Become Senegalese President 2 min read

Opposition Candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye Is Set To Become Senegalese President

Chinedu Ugo 8 months ago

Bassirou Diomaye Faye was released from prison a few weeks before the election. Opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become the next...

Senegalese woman shows love for country/AFP

After Long Wait, Senegal Set To Elect A New President 2 min read

After Long Wait, Senegal Set To Elect A New President

Chinedu Ugo 8 months ago

Senegal has never witnessed a military coup and is regarded as the bastion of West African democracy. After a long wait that saw unrest...

Ngom is the first woman to run for president in Senegal in ten years/Instagram @anta.babacar

Meet Anta Babacar Ngom, The Only Woman Contesting In The Senegalese Presidential Election 2 min read

Meet Anta Babacar Ngom, The Only Woman Contesting In The Senegalese Presidential Election

Chinedu Ugo 8 months ago

Anta Babacar Ngom is a big inspiration to women and the youth population in Senegal. Anta Babacar Ngom is running as the only female...

Citizens took to the streets to protest President Sall's decision to postpone the presidential election/AP

Social Media Banned In Senegal As Protests Continue Over Election Postponement 2 min read

Social Media Banned In Senegal As Protests Continue Over Election Postponement

Chinedu Ugo 9 months ago

Authorities in Senegal have banned social media and internet-related activities over protests against President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone the country’s presidential election. The...

Protests Rock Senegal As President Sall Postpones Election 3 min read

Protests Rock Senegal As President Sall Postpones Election

Chinedu Ugo 10 months ago

Senegal has always been seen as West Africa’s leading democracy, but President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone the country’s presidential election barely three weeks...