Commentary
Super-election year in West Africa: what about Senegal?
Protesters display a banner that reads “Macky, putschist, get out” during a protest in Senegal’s capital Dakar on 9 February, after Senegal's president Macky Sall postponed the presidential elections, originally scheduled for 25 February. Photo: Jerome Favre
Date • 15 Feb 2024
After Senegal’s election delay: Macky Sall is playing with the country’s stability and is almost inviting the military to step in. This is how dictatorships and coup d’etats begin, says Kwesi Aning, Director at Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Centre and NAI Associate.
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