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Tuesday, 02-07-12, 15:04Berman - 'Lack of Transparency in Senegal'[RNW Africa] The head of the European Union (EU) Observer Mission in Senegal has denounced a "lack of transparency" from the Senegalese Constitutional Council. , read more...

Tuesday, 02-07-12, 9:52WACSOF Comments to the Unrest in Senegal[Foroyaa] Dr Ibrahim Jibrin, (President of WACSOF) and Abdoul Gadiry Diallo, (Chair of WACSOF Communique) have issued a press release to affirm their position on the unrest in Senegal. The release states that WACSOF finally appeals to all stakeholders in the process to promote dialogue and respect democratic principles. The West African Civil Society Forum recommends that: , read more...

Monday, 02-06-12, 12:57Bafana Bafana to Play Senegal in Durban[SAFA] The South African Football Association (SAFA) wishes to announce that Bafana Bafana will play an international friendly match against the Teranga Lions of Senegal. The clash will take place on Wednesday, 29 February 2012 in Durban. , read more...

Monday, 02-06-12, 10:23Students Call for President to Step Down[IPS] Dakar - The friends of slain Senegalese student protester, Mamadou Diop, say that the 32-year-old master's student was against injustice and that is why he was protesting against President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term of office. , read more...

Sunday, 02-05-12, 18:36Wade Guns for Seven More Years[Nation] One of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's claims to fame is a bronze statuesque in the capital Dakar: The African Renaissance Monument. , read more...

Friday, 02-03-12, 19:13President Wade v. the People[Fahamu] The deadly violence that has broken out in Senegal seems surreal even to the most seasoned analysts of the West African nation's political evolution. Angry Senegalese believe President Wade has executed a coup to stay in power. , read more...

Friday, 02-03-12, 15:09Youth On the Streets for Change[RNW Africa] Dakar - "I never thought Senegal would get to a stage when the police would beat us and shoot at us just because we are asking the president to leave power. I never thought that some would die in a brutal way for merely exercising their democratic right to protest," says a 24-year-old Senegalese named Lemzo. He is a former street trader responding to reports that a student had just been run over by a police truck. , read more...

Friday, 02-03-12, 12:10Controversies and Fear of Election-Related Violence Ahead of the Presidential Poll in Senegal[ISS] On Friday, 27 January, the Conseil Constitutionnel (Constitutional Court) of Senegal announced its much-anticipated verdict on the validity or lack thereof of the various candidatures for the forthcoming presidential elections scheduled for 26th February. , read more...

Friday, 02-03-12, 9:24Wade Should Drop Third Terms Plans[Nairobi Star] Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade, 85, has announced that he is standing for a third term in the February 26 elections. Angry crowds have been protesting ever since the constitutional council gave him the go-ahead to stand again, and simultaneously disqualified singer Youssour Ndour for not having 10,000 validated signatures. , read more...

Thursday, 02-02-12, 15:40UN Rights Chief Questions Use of Force[UN News] The United Nations human rights chief today voiced concern about the possible use of excessive force by Senegalese authorities amid the protests that have erupted ahead of the presidential election scheduled for later this month. , read more...

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