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Rioting fans scrap Senegal football match
African Nations Cup qualifier againstIvory Coast is scrapped after fans riot in protest of home team’s performance.
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Riot hits Senegal football match
A crucial Africa Cup of Nations football match between Senegal and Ivory Coast is abandoned after fans rioted at a stadium in Dakar.
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AU and Senegal ink deal to try ex-Chad leader
Special tribunal to be created to try former Chadian leader Hissene Habre who is accused of war crimes.
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Senegal told to prosecute ex-Chad leader
International court orders Dakar to put former Chad dictator Hissene Habre on trial, or extradite him to Belgium.
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Senegal to vote in presidential runoff
Voters to choose between incumbent Abdoulaye Wade and challenger Macky Sall in second round ballot.
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Senegal set for tense presidential poll
Candidates wrap up campaigns ahead of weekend vote pitting incumbent Abdoulaye Wade against challenger Macky Sall.
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Belgium takes Senegal to court over fugitive
Bid pursued at highest UN court for West African nation to turn over former Chad president for crimes against humanity.
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Runoff vote confirmed in Senegal
Incumbent Abdoulaye Wade, with 34.82 per cent of the vote, will face former prime minister Macky Sall in second round.
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Vote counting under way after Senegal ballot
Presidential poll passes off peacefully after violence over incumbent president’s re-election bid blighted campaign.
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Senegal set to choose president amid tension
Incumbent Wade’s controversial bid for a third term tests nation’s democratic credentials after weeks of protests.
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Political standoff on eve of Senegal election
Rival sides refuse African Union proposal, as nation awaits vote to decide incumbent’s quest for disputed third term.
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Senegal protesters seek vote delay
Leaders of Senegalese opposition movement set to propose delay of Sunday’s elections in talks with Nigerian negotiator.
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Wade defiant as tense Senegal braces for vote
Incumbent president says there is “no going back” in his bid for third term, despite protests before Sunday’s vote.
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Tensions build ahead of Senegal vote
Demonstrations in Dakar as protest movement and opposition candidates call on President Wade to drop bid for third term.
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African envoy holds talks in Senegal
Nigerian statesman hopes to defuse anger over president’s decision to run for third term in weekend’s election.
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African envoy in Senegal to defuse tension
Ex-Nigerian President Obasanjo hopes to mediate political standoff while police once again fire tear gas at protesters.
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Election anger mounts in Senegal
New round of protests called against Abdoulaye Wade’s controversial move to seek third term of office in Sunday’s vote.
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Opposition calls for more protests in Senegal
Fresh protests planned against President Wade’s bid to seek third term following days of clashes that left two dead.
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Violence intensifies in Senegal protests
State media says at least one killed after fifth straight day of protests against President Wade’s rule.
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Clashes in Senegal ahead of presidential poll
Police clash with demonstrators for a fourth day of protest against the candidacy of incumbent President Wade.
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