Senegal voted in a tightly contested presidential race after months of unrest
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Senegalese have voted in a tightly contested presidential race following months of uncertainty and unrest that have tested the West African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy in a coup-prone
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Senegal voted in a tightly contested presidential race after months of unrest
Senegal votes Sunday in a tightly contested presidential election that has fired up political tensions and tested one of West Africa's most stable democracies.
Voters in Senegal go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in the most wide-open election in the country’s history. The vote comes a few weeks after the explosion of a profound political crisis…
Senegal's presidential candidates were set to make their final pitches to voters Friday, marking the end of a rushed campaign for what is considered an unprecedented election after weeks of political…
Senegal will finally go to the polls this weekend, in a vote that was delayed, then reinstated. A beacon of relative stability in a restless region, its democratic resilience has been sorely tested.
Senegalese have voted in a tightly contested presidential race following months of uncertainty and unrest that have tested the West African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy in a coup-prone
Senegalese head to the polls to vote in a tightly contested presidential election marred by months of unrest that has threatened democracy in one of West Africa’s most stable nations. The election was delayed for weeks while President Macky Sall tried unsuccessfully to postpone it until the end of t…
Senegalese are voting in a tightly contested presidential race that followed months of uncertainty and unrest that has tested the West African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy in a
Polls opened in Senegal on Sunday morning in a tightly contested presidential race that followed months of uncertainty and unrest that has tested the West African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy…
Senegalese voters are participating in a closely contested presidential election amid months of uncertainty and unrest. The electoral process has been marred by protests and the imprisonment of hundreds of opposition demonstrators.
Senegal voted on Sunday for a new president in a delayed election that sees a wide-open race and follows several years of political crisis and bouts of deadly unrest.
The election comes after Senegalese President Macky Sall unsuccessfully tried to postpone the Feb. 25 vote until the end of the year, sparking violent protests. Sall is barred by the constitution from seeking a third term.
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese headed to the polls Sunday in a tightly contested presidential race that followed months of uncertainty and unrest that has tested the West African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy in a region that has experienced a wave of coups in recent years.
