Sall in a sentence

Sall, 62, had denied the charges against him, but Friday's verdict will delay a growing challenge against incumbent President Macky Sall, no relation.

At least 40 people died and another 80 were wounded in central Senegal after two buses collided in the early hours of Sunday, local officials and President Macky Sall said in statements.

C.I. 95 was still in operation and the court, Mr. Tsikata maintained, had no option but to set aside the election results in the Hohoe constituency and have an election held with the participation of voters in the SALL Traditional Areas.

Diamniadio (Senegal) – President of Senegal Macky Sall on Wednesday in Diamniadio, 30 km from Dakar, received a message from the head of government, Aziz Akannouch, His Majesty King Mohammed VI.

He and his supporters maintain his legal troubles are part of an effort by President Macky Sall’s government to derail his candidacy in the 2024 elections.

I think it was a mistake not to have taken action previously, but now that we are together on this, we should take action to make sure that it does not continue,” Sall said.

Meanwhile, the occasion was graced by four African Presidents; Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana; Niger Republic’s Mohamed Bazoum; Togo’s Faure Gnassingbé and Senegal’s Macky Sall; while the Chadian president was represented.

On Monday, the government of Senegalese president Macky Sall banned the main opposition party, Pastef, and arrested its leader.

Political tensions have also been stoked by Sall's refusal to rule out running for a third term as president, a move his opponents say would be unconstitutional.

Another opposition figure, former mayor of Dakar Khalifa Sall, called for pro-democratic forces to unite against the decision.

As the lawmakers debated the bill on Monday, security forces fired tear gas at protesters who had gathered outside the parliament in Dakar, burning tyres and criticising Sall.

But he must also face the darker side of Sall’s legacy which includes mass arrests, persistent poverty and 20 percent unemployment, and thousands of migrants setting off on the perilous voyage to Europe each year.

But Sall's announcement that he would "fully" implement the decision of the Constitutional Council and the provisional release of hundreds of prisoners appear to have calmed tensions.

But Sall’s decision to postpone the vote sparked many questions in Senegal, not least because ruling party MPs themselves had voted in favour of the parliamentary inquiry.

Despite the Constitutional Court's ruling, many Senegalese voters will still be frustrated by the fact that another of Mr Sall's main opponents, Ousmane Sonko, will not be on the ballot.

Former President Macky Sall, Prime Minister Amadou Ba and Dakar's mayor Barthelemy Dias, who were heading different opposition coalitions, have all accepted defeat.

Mr. Sall had spent years whether he would try for a third term in office.

Sall’s election gambit was not the first attempt at a constitutional coup in West Africa, though it was perhaps one of the least successful.

Sall, who has been in power since 2012, is now seeking a way out of the turmoil and has spoken of “appeasement and reconciliation”.

Senegalese President Macky Sall holds a closely watched cabinet meeting on Wednesday amid international and national calls to re-schedule a postponed presidential election and resolve the grave political crisis.