Senegal holds presidential election as anger at delay boosts opposition

Senegal will hold its delayed presidential election on Sunday amid an unusually tense political mood after President Macky Sall failed to postpone the vote and two key opponents were released from prison, handing momentum to the opposition. Support for Sall in Senegal, usually one of coup-prone West Africa’s most stable democracies, has dropped during his … Continue reading Senegal holds presidential election as anger at delay boosts opposition