Topic: Karim Wade
An advisor to the French president on Africa, admitted to police he was "mistaken" in naming Senegal's president and his son as being involved in a dirty cash scandal, his lawyer said Monday.Eric Dupond-Moretti told AFP that his client, Robert ...
Around 1,000 Senegalese opposition supporters took to the streets on Saturday to protest President Abdoulaye Wade's regime, saying they were fed up with power cuts, floods, and rising food costs."In the dark ... We are fed up" read a poster ...
Beneath this half-completed section of highway overpass on the dusty outskirts of Dakar, Moussa spreads his arms widely and raises them to the concrete slab above his head. My English-speaking companion has brought me to this lonely stretch to illustrate the incongruity ...
Senegal's veteran President Abdoulaye Wade has promoted his son Karim to a key ministry post, reviving speculation Saturday that the 82-year-old is preparing a family succession.On Friday Karim Wade entered the government for the first time, accepting the powerful post ...
Karim Wade, the son of Senegal's veteran President Abdoulaye Wade, announced Friday that he would join a new government led by Prime Minister Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye. "The prime minister has offered me the opportunity to be a part of the government ...
Official results have confirmed that Senegal's opposition had won several major cities, including the capital Dakar, in local elections held on March 22, the national news agency reported.The opposition coalition " Benno Siggil Senegaal" (Wolof for "United to boost Senegal") won ...
Official results Friday confirmed that Senegal's opposition had won several major cities, including the capital Dakar, in local elections held on March 22, the national news agency reported.The opposition coalition " Benno Siggil Senegaal" (Wolof for "United to boost Senegal") won ...
Voters in Senegal faced delays to cast their ballots in Sunday's local elections that were seen as a test of strength for veteran President Adoulaye Wade and his possible successor ahead of a presidential vote in 2012.The elections, held against ...
Senegalese authorities Tuesday grilled former premier Macky Sall over alleged money laundering, less than two months before key local polls in which President Abdoulaye Wade's estranged ally is fielding a new party.Sall, who has fallen out with Wade and was ...
