President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone Senegal’s elections threatens the country’s democratic identity.

Echoes of the past in Senegal as growing uncertainty over a potential third term for President Sall triggers protests and unrest.   

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Senegalese leader’s belated disavowal of a third term ambition is a win for the country’s civil society and the region’s prodemocracy coalition.  

With news of the dissolution of Senegal’s main opposition party, it is one step forward and two steps back for Senegalese democracy.  

Pervasive despondency about democracy in Africa urges the imperative to strengthen democratic institutions and practices.