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Senegal's President Sall looks to next year's polls

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SENEGAL

The new body is part of President Macky Sall's agenda of constitutional reforms ahead of parliamentary elections in 2017 and the presidential vote in 2019.

Senegal's Sall will look to bolster his standing

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SENEGAL

The changes follow recent public criticism over Sall’s poor response to flooding that caused significant damage in many areas, including the capital Dakar, coupled with anger over…

Senegal’s crisis response may heighten tensions

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SENEGAL

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…

Senegal's Sonko could be a major contender in 2024

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SENEGAL

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…

Islam will play growing political role in West Africa

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WEST AFRICA

However, although the relationship between Islam and politics in the Sahel is changing, its prospects reflect local and national environments. The growing and multidirectional…

Breyer helps Biden but liberals remain outnumbered

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UNITED STATES

Breyer will leave at the end of what has already proved a strikingly contentious Supreme Court term, notable for the majority’s deployment of unusual procedures and the intensity…

US Supreme Court will generate greater controversy

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UNITED STATES

The decision to hold a hearing on this issue, rather than simply issue a decision, reflects a degree of concern about perceptions of the Court’s legitimacy following the transfer…

Stagnating US women’s rights may set global pace

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INTERNATIONAL

The action urges women to strike or avoid making purchases to highlight women’s importance in society. It follows marches in the United States and across the world on January 21…

US Supreme Court's role is shifting

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UNITED STATES

At a time when political polarisation at the federal and state level makes the role of the Supreme Court as a neutral arbiter more important, the Court’s standing with the public…