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Apr 15, 2024 | mg.co.za | Borso Tall

Senegal provided democracy in Africa with a much-needed shot in the arm when opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye defeated Amadou Ba, the ruling party’s candidate, winning 54% in the first round of voting on 24 March. Faye won despite having been imprisoned just weeks before the polls by a government that seemed determined to use intimidation to retain power. But, after the celebration comes the hard task of governing, and for many of the country’s women, euphoria is turning into concern.

Mar 7, 2024 | elpais.com | Borso Tall

“Vivir en Dakar es muy caro”, explica Marieme, una limpiadora treintañera de la capital senegalesa. “Las personas con bajos ingresos como yo no pueden cubrir todos los gastos por sí solas. Tengo que compartir el alquiler con mis compañeras. Somos seis en una sola habitación. Y ahorrar a través de la tontina me ayuda a pagar los gastos de viaje para volver a mi pueblo”. La tontina es un plan de ahorro muy común entre las mujeres y se ha convertido en una práctica habitual en Senegal.

Feb 20, 2024 | worldpoliticsreview.com | Borso Tall

DAKAR, Senegal—Senegalese President Macky Sall announced Friday that he would comply with an order from the Constitutional Council to conduct the country’s presidential election as soon as possible, after the council ruled that his decision on Feb. 3 to delay the polls until December was unconstitutional. The ruling, and Sall’s compliance with it, followed more than a week of protests and pressure from the country’s political opposition and civil society groups, both at home and abroad.

Oct 1, 2023 | reuters.com | Borso Tall

SAINT LOUIS, Senegal, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Senegalese Navy said on Sunday it had stopped two more boats carrying 262 would-be migrants late the previous night, taking the total to five boats intercepted and over 600 people rescued by a navy patrol boat since Thursday. Those rescued included 26 women and 13 minors, the navy said in a post on social media platform X, sharing photos of dozens of people on a patrol boat and others seated in rows on a quay.

Oct 1, 2023 | reuters.com | Borso Tall

SAINT LOUIS, Senegal, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Senegalese Navy said on Sunday it had stopped two more boats carrying 262 would-be migrants late the previous night, taking the total to five boats intercepted and over 600 people rescued by a navy patrol boat since Thursday. Those rescued included 26 women and 13 minors, the navy said in a post on social media platform X, sharing photos of dozens of people on a patrol boat and others seated in rows on a quay.