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Spotlight | Senegal
After legislative setback, Macky Sall ponders key appointments

Senegalese president Macky Sall. © Arthur Nicholas Orchard / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP

The Senegalese president must appoint a handful of senior officials this month, including a new prime minister - and these are decisions that the setback of the government majority in the legislative elections of July has made more strategic than ever. [...]

Published on 02.09.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes Pierre-Elie de Rohan Chabot

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