Nov. 17, 2024 16:16 PM EST
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Polls closed in Senegal on Sunday for a parliamentary election set to determine whether the country’s newly elected president can carry out ambitious reforms.
More than 7 million registered voters in the West African country were choosing 165 lawmakers in...
Nov. 15, 2024 06:01 AM EST
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Politicians in Senegal wrapped up a tense electoral campaign on Friday ahead of a key legislative election this weekend that's set to determine if the country's newly-elected president can carry out ambitious reforms.
Voters in Senegal will on Sunday choose...
Sep. 12, 2024 22:07 PM EDT
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved the opposition-led parliament on Thursday, paving the way for a snap legislative election six months after he was voted in on an anti-establishment platform.
The new election will take place Nov. 17, Faye...