June 4th, 2007 | by Ben Herson | published in Democracy in Dakar
afrol News, 31 May - The government of Senegal on Thursday deployed a large contingent of armed soldiers to shut off the set up privately-owned radio station in the capital Dakar on Thursday.
Transmitting on 92.3, ‘Premier FM’ is owned by a prominent Senegalese journalist, Madiambal Diagne. Mr Diagne is also the publisher of two daily […]
June 4th, 2007 | by Ben Herson | published in Democracy in Dakar
June 01, 2007 Edition 1
Dakar - "The Old Man is strong!" is a favourite chant of supporters of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, whose rule over the West African state looks set to become stronger still in parliamentary polls.
An opposition boycott of the polls will leave the field clear for a sweeping victory by the […]
June 4th, 2007 | by Ben Herson | published in Democracy in Dakar
There was supposed to be something of a celebration: the launch of Dakar radio station Premiere FM. Gendarmes appeared and authorities asked owner Madiambal Diagne to shut down signal tests already in progress.
follow-up to: African Broadcasters Reorganize - August 21, 2006The Administrative Council of the Union of National Radio and Television Organizations of Africa (URTNA) […]
June 4th, 2007 | by Ben Herson | published in Democracy in Dakar
By LYDIA POLGREENPublished: June 4, 2007DAKAR, Senegal, June 3 — Voters in Senegal on Sunday largely stayed home from an election to choose a new national assembly amid widespread apathy and after a call for a boycott by the main opposition parties.
In calling for a boycott, opposition leaders said President Abdoulaye Wade refused to meet […]
May 31st, 2007 | by Ben Herson | published in Democracy in Dakar
By Diadie BaReutersThursday, May 31, 2007; 9:40 AM
DAKAR (Reuters) - "The Old Man is strong!" is a favorite chant of supporters of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, whose rule over the West African state looks set to become stronger still in parliamentary polls on Sunday.
An opposition boycott of the polls will leave the field clear for […]
May 29th, 2007 | by Ben Herson | published in Democracy in Dakar
By Phuong Tran
Dakar
29 May 2007
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade greets crowd at the Independence Day parade (File)
In
Senegal, more than a dozen opposition political groups enter the final
days of their boycott against this coming Sunday’s legislative
election. They point to this past weekend’s low turnout for the
military as proof the boycott is working. But some say the boycott […]
May 28th, 2007 | by Ben Herson | published in Democracy in Dakar
afrol News, 24 May - It
was yet another striking blow for the Senegalese opposition yesterday
when the Council of State legalised the distribution of lawmakers in
the country, a move vehemently challenged by the opposition Parti
Socialiste (PS).
Until it was dislodged
from power by President Abdoulaye Wade’s ruling PDS in 2000, PS had
been ruling Senegal since independence in […]
May 28th, 2007 | by Ben Herson | published in Democracy in Dakar
(GIN)—An organization representing African working women has denounced
a decision to overturn a law guaranteeing a minimum number of female deputies in
Parliament in Senegal.
Rafet, the African Network of Working Women, said the recent decision by the
constitutional council to overturn the law was disappointing.
The council ruled that a law passed by Parliament late March violated the
constitution, which […]
May 28th, 2007 | by Ben Herson | published in Democracy in Dakar
Africa risks losing its best, brightest as universities struggle in crisis and unrest looms
May 21, 2007 04:30 AM
Lydia Polgreen
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May 28th, 2007 | by Ben Herson | published in Democracy in Dakar
By Diadie Ba
DAKAR, May 21 (Reuters) - Senegal is pumping some $45
million in emergency funding into its state-run electricity
company so it can buy fuel to stave off a looming power crisis,
government officials said on Monday.
Energy sector sources said last week the former French
colony had a maximum of eight days’ fuel left to […]
