[HIGHLIGHTS] The President of Senegal confirms the end date of his term and leaves the election date open

Senegalese President Macky Sall said yesterday, Thursday, that his term will end as scheduled on April 2, 2024. But he left the new date for the presidential elections open, in light of one of the most serious crises the country has experienced in decades.

Sall had announced the postponement of the elections hours before the official start of the election campaigns. The postponement sparked protests from the opposition and civil society, and condemnations of a “constitutional coup”