Senegal’s local elections: can Bassirou Diomaye Faye afford to keep the country guessing?

September 18, 2026 - by Nicolas Biyong

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye, here on September 5 in Dakar, seeks to strengthen his activist base while keeping the date of the next local elections unclear, theoretically planned for January 2027.

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