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A report released by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) on Thursday shows that citizens surveyed from 19 countries generally lack confidence in the performance of their political institutions and the credibility of elections. Many of them may favor a strong, undemocratic leader. The study covered 19 countries and regions. Included among [...]

The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) revealed in a report on Tuesday that 8,542 people died or disappeared during migration in 2023. This represents a 20 percent increase in migrant deaths compared to 2022. More than one-third of migrants come from countries in conflict or with large refugee populations. The report stated that at [...]

Niger junta spokesman Colonel Amadou Abdramane declared in a televised announcement on Saturday that Niger’s military junta revoked with immediate effect a military accord with the US that allows military troops and civilian staff of the US Department of Defence on its territory. The junta spokesman said the government decided to end military cooperation between [...]

The Supreme Court of Senegal rejected an appeal on Friday by the Democratic Front for an Inclusive Election (Democratic Front) and the Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS) to halt the incoming presidential elections in March 2024. According to the court, the demands to stop the presidential elections held no substantive basis and were thus inadmissible. [...]

The Constitutional Court of Senegal confirmed on Wednesday that the country’s presidential election will be held on March 24. The court ruled that the date proposed by the National Dialogue Commission, June 2, was not in conformity with the Constitution and its earlier decision in February. Last month, the parliament voted to postpone the election [...]

Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Friday released a statement condemning a violent attack on Maimouna Ndour Faye, a prominent female journalist and director of 7TV, a private television channel.  Faye, who presents a political show for 7TV and is a respected voice within the sphere of political journalism, was subjected to a brutal attack and [...]

Senegal’s Constitutional Council overturned the postponement of this month’s presidential election on Thursday. The council, Senegal’s top election authority, ruled that the presidential election postponement from February to December was an explicit breach of the constitution. The Constitutional Council is an independent body with the role of interpreting Senegal’s Constitution, ensuring its application, and safeguarding [...]

Amnesty International called for an investigation into killings and police brutality against protestors in Senegal as the UN raised similar concerns over the use of force against protesters and restrictions on civic space in the wake of the Senegalese Parliament’s decision to postpone national elections. Three protesters were killed last week, including a 16-year-old boy [...]

Senegal’s Interior Ministry announced Saturday that one student was killed at Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis, and Agence France Presse (AFP) released an exclusive report alleging that another man was killed in Dakar as protests continue throughout Senegal in the wake of the Senegalese Parliament’s decision to postpone the national election. Senegalese Interior Minister Sidiki [...]

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the West African regional political and economic union, said on Thursday that the military-led countries of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso did not abide by the rules for leaving the bloc. At the same time, regional ministers met to discuss the departures, which jeopardize decades of integration. The [...]