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Senegalese are known for campaigning loudly, musically and enthusiastically, yet the country's reputation for democracy and stability in turbulent West Africa has taken a knock as it prepares for elections on Feb. 26. When Senegal's top court gave its...
22:35 Dakar - Senegal's rapper-led youth movement "Fed Up" said on Monday it has called for a permanent sit-in at Obelisk Square in Dakar against President Abdoulaye Wade's highly disputed third term candidacy. "We have decided to continue our struggle...
Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil meets with Senegal's Foreign Minister Madicke Niang (C) and Senegal's Energy Minister Karim Wade (L) at the NTC headquarters in Tripoli February 13, 2012. Karim is also the son of... View Photo »
Our president, Abdoulaye Wade, is the first to have recognised the NTC. He went to Benghazi in March without the African Union's consent
“We have decided to continue our struggle against Wade's candidacy. From Tuesday evening we will spend the night at Obelisk Square and we will stay there permanently,” the group's co-founder Fadel Barro told AFP. The sandy palm-fringed square in the...
President Abdoulaye Wade on Saturday wooed voters in the troubled Casamance with a new peace plan as mobilisation against his disputed third term appeared to run out of steam. Wade, 85, who has campaigned energetically throughout the country over the...
Senegal's Foreign Minister Madicke Niang (L) hands over a letter from Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade to Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil at the NTC headquarters in Tripoli February 13, 2012. Niang is visiting... View Photo »
President Abdoulaye Wade is fighting for a third term in office. But many Senegalese say that two were enough and he should step down. The most popular chant in the protests sweeping the West African country is “No third term. Protect my constitution,”...
The small, but committed, protest movement says there will not be an election on February 26th if Wade is a candidate. A crowd of about 3,000 answered the call of Y'en A Marre, a youth movement whose name means "Enough is Enough," to come to Dakar's...
Abdoulaye Wade (born May 29, 1926) is the third and current President of Senegal, in office since 2000. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and has led the party since it was founded in 1974. A long-time opposition leader, he ran for President four times, beginning in 1978, before he was elected in 2000. Full Article
Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade campaigns in the troubled Casamance with a new peace plan as mobilisation against his disputed third term appeared to run out of steam on February 11, 2012. Wade, 85, who has campaigned energetically throughout the country over the past week while...
View Photo »Supporters of Senegal president Abdoulaye Wade sit under a banner with his portrai tat Ziguinchor, on Februsary 11, 2012. Wade on Saturday wooed voters in the troubled Casamance with a new peace plan as mobilisation against his disputed third term appeared to run out of steam.
View Photo »Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade arrives in Cap Skiring, Casamance region, on February 11, 2012, for a campaign rally ahead of February 26 presidential election. Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade today took his re-election campaign to Casamance, a region wracked by a rebellion he had...
View Photo »Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade (R) waves to his supporters during a rally in the capital of the Casamance region Ziguinchor on February 11, 2012, ahead of February 26 presidential election. Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade today took his re-election campaign to Casamance, a region...
View Photo »Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade (R) speaks to his supporters during a rally in Oussouye, Casamance region, on February 11, 2012, ahead of February 26 presidential election. Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade today took his re-election campaign to Casamance, a region wracked by a...
View Photo »Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade talks with Cabrousse's Officials during a campaigning trip to Casamance Province, in Cabrousse on February 11, 2012. Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade today took his re-election campaign to Casamance, a region wracked by a rebellion he had vowed to...
View Photo »Supporters of Senegal's leader Abdoulaye Wade, who is facing a storm of criticism over his third term presidential bid, sit in front of a poster bearing a picture of Wade and the slogan '' Sopi (the ruling coalition) is still running'' during a rally in Thies on February 8, 2012. Some...
View Photo »Senegal's leader Abdoulaye Wade, facing a storm of criticism over his third term presidential bid, waves to the crowd during a rally in Thies on February 8, 2012. Some 5,000 supporters gathered in a square in the city 70 kilometres east of Dakar for the 85-year-old president's second...
View Photo »Senegal's leader Abdoulaye Wade, facing a storm of criticism over his third term presidential bid, arrives to a rally in a car, surrounded by supporters, on February 8, 2012, in Thies. Some 5,000 supporters gathered in a square in the city 70 kilometres east of Dakar for the 85-year-old...
View Photo »Senegal's Foreign Minister Madicke Niang (L) hands over a letter from Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade to Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil at the NTC headquarters in Tripoli February 13, 2012. Niang is visiting Libya as the personal envoy of the...
View Photo »Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade and his wife Viviane ride in a presidential car on avenue du General de Gaulle in Dakar on February 7, 2012. Abdoulaye Wade, whose reelection bid has drawn criticism from abroad, said in his opening campaign rally that France and the United States had...
View Photo »Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade shakes hands from a vehicle during an impromptu election campaign rally in the capital Dakar, February 7, 2012. Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade said on Tuesday he expects to win a new term as leader of the West African state in the first-round of...
View Photo »Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade (C) attends an impromptu election campaign rally in the capital Dakar, February 7, 2012. Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade said on Tuesday he expects to win a new term as leader of the West African state in the first-round of upcoming elections,...
View Photo »Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade is greeted by supporters in the streets on Dakar on Feburary 7, 2012. Thousands of Senegalese opposition supporters marched through central Dakar Tuesday to ratchet up the pressure for President Abdoulaye Wade to abandon his bid for a controversial...
View Photo »Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade rides in a presidential car in the streets on Dakar on Feburary 7, 2012. Thousands of Senegalese opposition supporters marched through central Dakar Tuesday to ratchet up the pressure for President Abdoulaye Wade to abandon his bid for a controversial...
View Photo »An opposition activist wearing a 'Don't force it' t-shirt takes part in a protest denouncing Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade's attempt to be elected for a controversial third term in office, on February 7, 2012, in Dakar. Thousands of Senegalese opposition supporters marched through...
View Photo »Youssou N'Dour, a singer and opposition figure who was forbidden by a court from being a presidential candidate, speaks to opposition activists taking part in a protest denouncing Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade's attempt to be elected for a controversial third term in office, on...
View Photo »Opposition activists take part in a protest denouncing Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade's attempt to be elected for a controversial third term in office, on February 7, 2012, in Dakar. Thousands of Senegalese opposition supporters marched through central Dakar to ratchet up the pressure...
View Photo »Opposition activists hold signs and march as they take part in a protest denouncing Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade's attempt to be elected for a controversial third term in office, on February 7, 2012, in Dakar. Thousands of Senegalese opposition supporters marched through central...
View Photo »Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, left, and his wife Viviane, wave to supporters during a rally in Dakar, Senegal Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of people rallied peacefully elsewhere in Senegal's capital Tuesday to call for the departure of aging President Wade. Four people have...
View Photo »Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade rides standing in his presidential car during a campaign rally in Dakar, Senegal Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of people rallied peacefully elsewhere in Senegal's capital Tuesday to call for the departure of aging President Wade. Four people have...
View Photo »A supporter of President Abdoulaye Wade waves a poster reading 'For Wade, I get involved,' during a campaign rally in Dakar, Senegal Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of people rallied peacefully elsewhere in Senegal's capital Tuesday to call for the departure of aging President...
View Photo »A file photo taken on May 16, 2008 Senegalese musician Wasis Diop posing in Paris. Diop on February 6, ,2012 called on Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade, 85, whose reelection bid has drawn criticism from abroad, to 'save Senegal' by giving up his bid to run again. The west African...
View Photo »Residents walk past a campaign truck displaying a picture of opposition candidate Ousmane Tanor Dieng on the Place de l'Obelisque in Dakar. Hundreds of Senegalese opponents to President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term gathered in Dakar on Sunday, hoping to energise their protest...
View Photo »Senegalese opponent to President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term, presidential candidate Moustapha Niasse, speaks on February 5, 2012 during a protest on Obelisk Square in Dakar. Hundreds of Senegalese opponents to Wade's bid gathered, hoping to energize their protest movement as...
View Photo »Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade campaigns in the troubled Casamance with a new peace plan as mobilisation against his disputed third term appeared to run out of steam on February 11, 2012. Wade, 85, who has campaigned energetically throughout the country over the past week while...
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