There are 19 of them campaigning to obtain the highest political position in Senegal.
There are only six days left to convince the public and the candidates' supporters are not giving up.
With a vote organized for March 24, political parties are working to publicize the program of their elected officials.
Africa includes nearly 60% of the world's French speakers and 73% of children educated in French in the world are located in countries in sub-Saharan Africa or the Indian Ocean, according to the OIF.
French has considerable weight on the continent, its uses and its appropriation are an issue in Africa and in the diaspora.
Decryption with Cécile Canut, Sociolinguist at Paris Cité University, seconded to the University Institute of France.
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