French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius hailed the example of a youth movement that spearheaded protests against former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade seeking a third mandate as he met its leaders on a visit here. “What you are doing can be held up as an example because the young and less young have to stand together,” he told leaders of “Y’en...
REPRESENTATIVES from the African Union (AU) and Senegal have proposed the formation of a special court in Senegal to try ex-Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, accused of war crimes. Amadou Baal, director of the justice minister’s office, according to Agence France Presse (AFP), said after four days of talks in Dakar, a draft agreement was drawn up between the AU and Senegalese...
Police on Tuesday questioned the controversial former ‘super minister’ and son of ex-president of Senegal Abdoulaye Wade as part of an audit into management by the former regime, sources said. Karim Wade was “indeed summoned today (Tuesday)” by the para-military police, said a source close to the investigations on condition of anonymity. A member of Wade’s entourage...
