May 20, 2013
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Wade dismisses criticisms he’s too old, confident of victory
February 8, 2012Age and long tenure are two of the issues opponents continue to raise in their avalanche of criticisms directed at the 85-year-old Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, in his bid to get a third term mandate in this month’s polls.
In an interview with West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) on Tuesday, President Wade acknowledged that he’s an old man but said some opposition actors are older than him, dismissing criticisms that he’s too old to run for another term.
New ECOWAS Commissioners take up posts
February 7, 2012Six new Commissioners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have assumed duty at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.
They replace some of the pioneer Commissioners whose four-year tenure ended on 31 January 2012. The tenure of the pioneer seventh Commissioner, Dr. Adrienne Diop, will end in June 2012.
AU urges ‘calm, restraint’ in Senegal
February 6, 2012The African Union (AU) has called on the political class and all other stakeholders to remain calm and exercise restraint, in the wake of pre-election violence and loss of human lives in Senegal.
Liberia confirms 5% soldiers desert new army
February 5, 2012Ahead of Liberia’s Armed Forces Day celebration on February 14, the country’s Defense Ministry has confirmed media reports that many soldiers in the newly formed army are deserting the force.
Election campaign kicks off in Senegal, after spate of violence
February 5, 2012Senegal’s presidential election campaign officially kicks off on Sunday, after violent political unrest in the West African nation.
Fourteen candidates, including incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade, have been qualified by the country’ Constitutional Court to contest the February 26 polls.
Mali, Nigeria terror threaten food insecurity fight in Sahel--UNOCHA
February 3, 2012Crises in Northern Mali and Nigeria will worsen food insecurity in the Sahel as they affect assistance to people hit by hunger and malnutrition, said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).
‘Senegal democracy not in danger,’ govt says polls Feb 26
February 3, 2012The Senegalese government is pulling no punches, as it comes under serious criticisms and unrelenting street protests by a coalition of opposition groups, M23 Movement just few weeks before this month’s presidential election.
International calls for end to violence in Senegal
February 1, 2012United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the US embassy in Senegal have expressed concerns over the risiing violence and an upsurge in political tensions, ahead of the country’s February 26 presidential election.
Several persons, civilians and a police officer, have been killed in violent opposition protests in the capital, Dakar and the northern town of Podor, since the country’s Constitutional Court approved the third term candidacy of President Abdoulaye Wade last Friday.
Wade govt says it will only allow peaceful protests
January 31, 2012The Senegalese government has said on Tuesday it would only allow opposition street demonstration, if it is peaceful but warned that it won’t condone violence.
In an interview with West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) this afternoon, Senegal’s Minister of State and government Spokesman, Amadou Sall said on Tuesday afternoon, President Abdoulaye Wade believes...
”There’ll not be civil war in this country”-Nigerian academic
January 30, 2012A Nigerian academic has said that despite the wave of terror triggered by Boko Haram attacks, his country would not descend into civil war.
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