President Macky Sall previously postponed the election without setting a date. On Wednesday, he also fired the prime minister, his party’s candidate for president. By Elian Peltier Reporting ...

Senegal’s embattled President Macky Sall said Thursday night that his mandate as president will end on 2 April, putting to rest concerns he may prolong his mandate amid confusion over his election ...

In short: Senegalese President Macky Sall has proposed the country postpone its presidential elections for six months, extending his mandate. Protesters angry at the announcement were tear-gassed ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced that elections scheduled for Feb. 25 would be indefinitely delayed, marking a first in Senegal’s history and fueling ...

Senegal’s President Macky Sall has indefinitely postponed the presidential election that was scheduled to take place on February 25. Speaking in a televised address to the nation on Saturday ...

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 ...

Senegalese opposition leader Idrissa Seck has described President Macky Sall’s decision to stand down after two terms as “a victory for the Senegalese people.” In a televised address late ...

Senegal's President Macky Sall appears to have saved his country from plunging into a deeper crisis by declaring that he will step down at the end of his two terms. Political analyst Alioune Tine ...

Macky Sall had considered seeking a third term in the West African country despite a constitutional limit of two. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal President Macky Sall of Senegal ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s President Macky Sall said Monday that he would not seek a third term in office, surprising many in the West African nation and setting what democracy advocates say ...

Senegalese opposition parties want President Macky Sall to rule out running for a third term in office. As Senegal celebrates 63 years of independence, tensions between Sall and the opposition are ...

Senegalese President Macky Sall has won re-election with 58.27 percent of votes cast in last Sunday's poll, according to Judge Demba Kandji, president of Senegal's National Census of Votes Commission.