Mr. Diop is a Senegalese novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He wrote from Dakar, Senegal. On Dec. 31, 1980, Léopold Sédar Senghor, the first president of Senegal, announced that he was leaving ...

Political crisis talks called by Senegal's President Macky Sall on Tuesday reached a "broad consensus" that the presidential vote he postponed could not be held before his mandate ends on April 2, ...

On July 4, millions across Senegal let out a sigh of relief when President Macky Sall announced in a nationwide address he would not run for a third term. A 2016 constitutional referendum barred ...

The botched attempt by Senegalese president Macky Sall to postpone the presidential election has stirred unnecessary tension in an already strained electoral process. The move reflected deeper ...