President Macky Sall throws Senegal’s democratic credentials into doubt
Senegal's President Macky Sall attends the opening of German pharmaceuticals company BioNtech mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant to serve the African market in Kigali, Rwanda December 18, 2023. PHOTO | REUTERS
Senegal’s President Macky Sall announced in early February that presidential elections, originally scheduled for February 25, would be postponed indefinitely.
The announcement has raised fears of popular protests, violent repression, a once democratic president transforming into an authoritarian ruler – and possibly even another coup d’état in West Africa.
