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Senegal bans protest as US urges president to hold election

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Newest development Feb 13, 2024 · 3 reportsSenegal bans protest as US urges president to hold election

Senegalese authorities banned a planned opposition march on Tuesday as the United States joined growing international calls for President Macky Sall to

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  1. Opposition Protests Postponement of Senegal Election

    Headline from Voice of America ·

  2. Senegal's president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide

    Headline from The Republic ·

  3. Newest

    Senegal bans protest as US urges president to hold election

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

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  1. Voice of America

    Opposition Protests Postponement of Senegal Election (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The change was made a few weeks before presidential elections were due to take place on Feb. 25

  2. CBS News

    Senegal opposition cries coup as presidential election delayed 10 months and violent protests grip Dakar (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Violent protests and claims of a coup grip Senegal as the parliament approves an unprecedented 10-month delay for the country's presidential election.

  3. Breitbart News

    Riots in Senegal as Government Postpones Presidential Election (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The parliament of Senegal voted on Tuesday to delay the presidential election until December 15, sparking violent protests across the country.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Protesters and security forces clash in Senegal over election delay (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Parliament voted to push the polls back to December after President Macky Sall announced a postponement last week.

  5. The Republic

    Senegal's president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese President Macky Sall defended his decision to postpone elections as violent protests erupted across the country on Friday. In his first interview since announcing the delay, Sall brushed off allegations that the decision was unconstitutional and that he’d created a c…

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Senegal: Protesters clash again with security forces – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    President Macky Sall's decision to delay the national election from February to December, effectively extending his time in power, sparked widespread protests across Senegal throughout the week.

  7. Digital Journal

    Second protest death deepens Senegal political crisis (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Senegal's political crisis deepened as a second person died Saturday in increasingly violent protests against President Macky Sall's decision to postpone

  8. France 24

    Protests in Senegal turn deadly as political crisis deepens over election delay (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Senegal's political crisis deepened as a second person died Saturday in increasingly violent protests against President Macky Sall's decision to postpone upcoming presidential elections.

  9. France 24

    Dakar authorities ban protest march against Senegal's delayed presidential vote (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A protest march called on Tuesday against Senegalese President Macky Sall's controversial move to delay this month's presidential poll to December has been postponed after authorities banned it, organisers…

  10. Digital Journal

    Senegal bans protest as US urges president to hold election (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Senegalese authorities banned a planned opposition march on Tuesday as the United States joined growing international calls for President Macky Sall to

  11. Al Jazeera

    Protest over election delay postponed in Senegal after government ban (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The 40-group collective behind the march is protesting against ‘constitutional coup’, as alleged by the opposition.

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