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This followed Sall’s July 3 announcement that he would not seek a controversial third term after months of ambiguity and increasing popular unrest.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282512
ISSN: 2633-304X
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He was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. A violent response by the police and armed civilians, allegedly hired by ruling party elements, ensued. Amnesty International counted…
This follows a hunger strike by Niang and significant mobilisation by journalists and civil society organisations. Arrested on November 6, he was accused of reporting information…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274777
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The newly formed opposition and civil society alliance, the Movement for the Defense of Democracy (M2D), has questioned the independence and rationale for the Commission, given…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260797
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He had been arrested for disrupting public disorder and attending an illegal demonstration after protests erupted as he responded to a court summons concerning rape allegations…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260116
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The coup leaders are adamant that they should be allowed to lead the transition, while ECOWAS insists that they should hand over to an interim civilian government.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256368
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Out of ECOWAS’s 15 member states, only Togo and The Gambia do not have a two-term stipulation. However, the regional organisation is pushing for every member state to set such…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224717
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This comes despite increasing cases of COVID-19 cases nationwide, with the government forced this week to postpone the planned return of school students after ten teachers tested…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253069
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Opposition victories in those cities came despite legal imbroglios involving key opposition figures, which some critics of President Macky Sall saw as attempts to skew the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267007
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Relatively low internet penetration rates (an average of 40% across the continent) and stark differences in digital access within and across states mask social media’s increasing…