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SITUATION REPORTS
France: Country to Reduce Military Presence in Western and Central Africa
Jun 18, 2024 | 19:46 GMT
Senegal: Sangomar Oil Field Begins Commercial Production
Jun 13, 2024 | 19:55 GMT
Niger, Benin: Benin Arrests Five Nigeriens Attempting To Infiltrate Oil Terminal
Jun 7, 2024 | 16:08 GMT
Senegal: Faye Conducts First Visit to Mauritania, Discusses Energy Projects
Apr 19, 2024 | 16:00 GMT
Senegal: Faye Inaugurated as President, Appoints Sonko as Premier
Apr 3, 2024 | 16:43 GMT
Senegal: Faye Government Confirms Plans To Renegotiate Energy Contracts
Mar 29, 2024 | 17:21 GMT
Senegal: Incumbent Coalition Candidate Concedes Defeat to Left-Wing Opposition Figure
Mar 25, 2024 | 16:24 GMT
Senegal: Opposition Figures Released From Prison Ahead of Presidential Election
Mar 15, 2024 | 17:07 GMT
![Bassirou Diomaye Faye gives an address as Senegal's president at an exhibition center in the new town of Diamniadio near the capital Dakar on April 2, 2024. Bassirou Diomaye Faye gives an address as Senegal's president at an exhibition center in the new town of Diamniadio near the capital Dakar on April 2, 2024.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Senegal%20Faye%20GettyImages-2126120407.jpg?itok=Y4UhGcPv)
SnapshotsMay 14, 2024
Will Senegal's New President Overhaul Its Oil and Gas Sector?
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AssessmentsMar 23, 2024
The Weekly Rundown: Senegalese Presidential Elections, Xi Meets With U.S. CEOs
![Former Senegalese Prime Minister Amadou Ba (center), the ruling coalition candidate in Senegal's 2024 presidential election, prays ahead of a campaign meeting in Diourbel, Senegal, on March 19, 2024. Former Senegalese Prime Minister Amadou Ba (center), the ruling coalition candidate in Senegal's 2024 presidential election, prays ahead of a campaign meeting in Diourbel, Senegal, on March 19, 2024.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Senegal%20Election%20GettyImages-2089853498.jpg?itok=R4qA5Ezp)
AssessmentsMar 22, 2024
Previewing Senegal's 2024 Presidential Election
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AssessmentsFeb 17, 2024
The Weekly Rundown: Egypt Plans for a Palestinian Influx, African Union Heads of State Meet
![An opposition supporter reacts in front of a burning barricade during demonstrations in Dakar, Senegal, on Feb. 4, 2024, after President Macky Sall announced the postponement of the presidential election. An opposition supporter reacts in front of a burning barricade during demonstrations in Dakar, Senegal, on Feb. 4, 2024, after President Macky Sall announced the postponement of the presidential election.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-1978581441.jpg?itok=T94jzbUd)
SnapshotsFeb 8, 2024
In Senegal, an Election Delay Fuels Fears of Democratic Backsliding
![Supporters of former South African President Jacob Zuma sing and chant in Tembisa, South Africa, during a recruitment drive for Zuma's newly launched uMkhonto we Sizwe party on Jan. 21, 2024. Supporters of former South African President Jacob Zuma sing and chant in Tembisa, South Africa, during a recruitment drive for Zuma's newly launched uMkhonto we Sizwe party on Jan. 21, 2024.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/south-africa-1942383739.jpg?itok=L5yHkLtd)
AssessmentsJan 22, 2024
Previewing Sub-Saharan Africa's 2024 Elections
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AssessmentsSep 26, 2023
Assessing the Risk of Future African Coups, Part 2: West and East Africa
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AssessmentsAug 11, 2023
How Might an ECOWAS Military Intervention Take Shape in Niger?
![A man holds a Senegalese flag in front of the Parliament in Dakar on Sept. 12, 2022, ahead of the first parliamentary session since the July 2022 legislative elections. A man holds a Senegalese flag in front of the Parliament in Dakar on Sept. 12, 2022, ahead of the first parliamentary session since the July 2022 legislative elections.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/senegal-1243171447.jpg?itok=OzftG4xV)
SnapshotsApr 24, 2023
Senegal’s 2024 Election Could Threaten One of West Africa's Most Stable Democracies
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AssessmentsJan 14, 2023
The Weekly Rundown: Germany Discusses Tanks for Ukraine, the Lunar New Year Approaches
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PodcastsAug 16, 2022
Essential Geopolitics: What's Happening With Elections in Kenya and Senegal?
![People wait to vote in Senegal’s legislative election outside a polling station in Dakar on July 31, 2022. People wait to vote in Senegal’s legislative election outside a polling station in Dakar on July 31, 2022.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-1242217687.jpg?itok=_ujtyavb)
SnapshotsAug 10, 2022
In Senegal, Legislative Losses Could Spell the End for President Sall