Senegal President Sall Pledges to Step Down to Calm Tension
· 23.02.2024 · 19:00:35 ··· ··· Friday ·· 5 (5)
Bloomberg Quicktake: Now Senegalese President Macky Sall pledged to step down at the end of his term, after weeks of turmoil sparked by his attempt to stay in power beyond his term.
Sall set off a constitutional crisis in the West African country, long thought of as one of the continent’s most stable democracies, when he postponed elections scheduled for this month and lawmakers proposed extending his tenure by 10 months. The government cracked down on mass street protests, arrested opposition leaders and cut off the internet as it tried to contain the fallout.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-22/senegal-leader-says-he-s-ready-step-down-when-term-ends-april-2?sref=omvmmwIg
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