Idrissa Seck will be a presidential candidate scheduled for February 2024. The current president of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council said this Friday, April 14 during a long press conference in his city of Thiès.

President Macky Sall has not yet revealed his intentions on a possible candidacy for a third term. The appeal trial of Ousmane Sonko against the Minister of Tourism for defamation is to be held this Monday. The former Prime Minister also confirmed that he had discreetly visited opposition leader Ous manne Sonko on 27 March.