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Senegal has firmly outlined its position at the highest level of government. National Assembly President El Malick Ndiaye used a meeting in Dakar to reassert the country’s uncompromising stance against…
Mawunyo Hermann Boko Journalist covering Senegal Marième Soumaré Journalist based in Dakar Pastef Ousmane Sonko Bassirou Diomaye Faye
In the wake of his 2024 election victory, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is strategically distancing himself from the Pastef party that propelled him to power. This shift, prominently displayed…
The political landscape in Chad is experiencing severe turbulence following the Supreme Court’s decision to dissolve the GCAP and the sentencing of its eight top leaders to eight years in…
Following a recent, somewhat understated gathering of a presidential coalition — diligently organized by Sokhna Aminata Touré Mimi, with support from figures like Abdourakhmane Diouf, Me Abdoulaye Tine, and Serigne…
Taxawu Sénégal, a political movement led by Khalifa Sall, recently held its foundational congress at the Grand Théâtre in Dakar, marking its official transformation from a collective platform into a…
Aïssata Tall Sall, former minister and key political figure, delivered a powerful address at the founding congress of Taxawu Sénégal, a party led by Khalifa Sall. Her speech was a…
A united opposition gathers at Taxawu Sénégal’s inaugural congress Taxawu Sénégal celebrated its constitutive congress this past Sunday, drawing prominent figures from the opposition landscape. The gathering brought together notable…
Bénin: Les Démocrates remain in opposition as FCBE joins presidential majority The Democratic Party (Les Démocrates, LD) has reaffirmed its opposition status following an extraordinary national council meeting held on…
The Franco-Beninese activist Kemi Seba will remain in custody following a decision by the South African legal system. On Wednesday, April 29, the court ruled in favor of his continued…
The legal framework is definitively tightening around Kemi Seba. Apprehended in South Africa for a blatant violation of immigration statutes, an individual who has presented himself under a veneer of…
Half a year after the presidential vote held on October 29, 2025, a government-appointed inquiry commission broke its silence this Thursday, April 23, in Dar es Salaam. By announcing a…