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Senegal opposition calls fresh protest after deadly riots
Feb 20, 2012 14:45 EST
Senegal's opposition called for a new protest Monday, prompting fears of fresh violence days before polls in which President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term has upset the normally stable nation.
Police fire tear gas at banned Senegal poll protest
Feb 15, 2012 14:37 EST
Riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Wednesday to disperse protesters trying to hold a banned march against President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term in an election this month.
Police fire tear gas at banned Senegal protest
Feb 15, 2012 11:04 EST
Senegalese riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Wednesday to disperse protesters trying to hold a banned march against President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term in office in an election later this month.
Wade defiant over third term despite Senegal protests
Feb 08, 2012 15:49 EST
Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade Wednesday pitched for a disputed third term at a huge election rally, as the opposition ratcheted up pressure on him to drop out of the February 26 vote.
One dead as Senegal police disperse anti-Wade rally
Feb 01, 2012 04:54 EST
One person died after being run over as Senegalese police fired tear gas to break up a protest rally in Dakar demanding President Abdoulaye Wade drop his bid for a third term in office.
1 dead as Senegal police disperse anti-Wade rally
Jan 31, 2012 23:19 EST
One person died after being run over as Senegalese police fired tear gas to break up a protest rally in Dakar demanding President Abdoulaye Wade drop his bid for a third term in office.
Senegal police fire tear gas to break up anti-Wade rally
Jan 31, 2012 16:25 EST
Senegalese riot police fired tear gas to break up a tense, thousands-strong rally Tuesday in Dakar demanding that President Abdoulaye Wade drop plans to seek a third term in office.
Senegal protesters demand Wade renounce third term bid
Jan 31, 2012 14:24 EST
Thousands of protesters gathered in a Dakar square late Tuesday to demand that octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade scrap plans to seek a third term in office that have already led to deadly riots.
Senegal opposition gathers for anti-Wade rally
Jan 31, 2012 12:01 EST
Senegal's opposition gathered for a mass rally in Dakar Tuesday to protest againt President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term in February polls, amid fears of unrest in the usually stable country.
Senegal braces for fresh opposition protests
Jan 31, 2012 09:00 EST
Senegal braced for fresh protests on Tuesday, stoking fears of further violence following the deaths of three people in riots over octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade's plans to seek a third term.
Fears of violence as Senegal readies for new protests
Jan 31, 2012 06:44 EST
Senegal braced for fresh protests on Tuesday, stoking fears of further violence following the deaths of three people in riots over octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade's plans to seek a third term.
Two killed in Senegal protest as anger mounts against Wade
Jan 30, 2012 14:57 EST
Senegal security forces shot dead a 60-year-old woman and a teenager Monday during an opposition protest against octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy for a controversial third term.
Riots in Senegal as Wade cleared for third term bid
Jan 27, 2012 21:58 EST
Riots erupted in Dakar Friday night, leaving a policeman dead, as angry protesters took to the streets after a court cleared President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a highly disputed third term in office.
Senegal opposition urges nation to defy protest ban
Jan 25, 2012 15:50 EST
Senegal's opposition on Wednesday called for the nation to defy a ban on protests, heightening tensions ahead of a ruling on whether President Abdoulaye Wade can seek a disputed third term.
Sarkozy aide admits 'mistake' in dirty cash affair
Sep 26, 2011 17:22 EDT
An advisor to the French president on Africa, admitted to police he was "mistaken" in naming Senegal's president and his son as being involved in a dirty cash scandal, his lawyer said Monday.
Senegal's Wade 'to sue' over French kickback claims
Sep 20, 2011 07:50 EDT
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade plans to file a lawsuit for defamation against an Africa adviser at the French presidency who named him in a dirty cash scandal, an aide said on Tuesday.
Senegal, Congo deny Chirac-era kickbacks
Sep 13, 2011 10:06 EDT
Senegal and Congo-Brazzaville on Tuesday denied allegations made by an influential French political adviser that they paid large sums of money in cash to the French presidency.
'Blaise go!', two Burkina musicians sing
Aug 18, 2011 03:38 EDT
A rapper and a reggae artist, two leading Burkina Faso musicians belt out similar lyrics to different beats: "Blaise, go!" -- their favourite refrain is a dig at the long-standing president.
Senegal's embattled Wade names new elections chief
Jul 25, 2011 20:01 EDT
Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade on Monday named a new minister to oversee elections, a role formerly held by the interior minister, who the opposition wants axed on the grounds that he is biased.
Massive show of force for Senegal's Wade
Jul 23, 2011 17:43 EDT
Hundreds of thousands turned out in support of Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade on Saturday, in a massive show of force by the 85-year-old leader who is seeking a controversial third term in office.
