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2024 in Senegal

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Events in the year 2024 in Senegal.

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February

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  • 3 February: Macky Sall announces the postponement of presidential elections on 25 February.[1]
  • 5 February: Following unrest within the chamber, the National Assembly votes to postpone the presidential elections until 15 December.[2]
  • 10 February: Violent protests break out nationwide in response to the postponement of the presidential elections.[3]
  • 15 February: The Senegalese Constitutional Council strikes down the decision to postpone and reschedule the election by Macky Sall and the National Assembly as unconstitutional[4] and orders the government to hold elections as soon as possible.[5]
  • 23 February: Macky Sall states he will leave the presidency in April, but does not give a specific date for the presidential election.[6]

March

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April

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May

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June

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  • 11 June: Production begins at the Sangomar oil field, the country's first offshore oil field.[13]

August

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  • 13 August: Multiple media outlets stop publication and broadcasts as part of a "blackout day" to protest an alleged crackdown by the government on press freedoms.[14]

September

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  • 2 September: A majority of MPs in the National Assembly votes against a proposed constitutional amendment abolishing the High Council of regional governments and the Economic, Social and Environmental Council.[15]
  • 8 September: At least 26 people are killed after a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of Mbour.[16]
  • 9 September: At least 16 people are killed and 22 are injured after a bus and a lorry collide near Ndangalma.[17]
  • 12 September: President Faye dissolves the National Assembly and orders snap elections for the chamber on 17 November.[18]
  • 22 September: Thirty people are found dead on a boat believed to be carrying migrants off the coast of Dakar.[19]

November

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Holidays

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Further information: Public holidays in Senegal

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Art and entertainment

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Au Sénégal, le président, Macky Sall, annonce le report sine die de l'élection présidentielle". Le Monde (in French). 3 February 2024. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Senegal on the brink after elections postponed". BBC. 5 February 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Violent protests erupt in Senegal after president postpones elections". Sky News. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Senegal's Constitutional Council overturns delay of Feb. 25 presidential poll". France 24. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Senegal's president says election will be as soon as possible, after court overturns delay". Associated Press. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Senegal's president says he'll leave office in April, but gives no date for elections". AP News. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Senegal president announces March election". BBC. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Senegal top court confirms Faye's election victory". The Canberra Times. 29 March 2024. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Bassirou Diomaye Faye sworn in as Senegal's new president after dramatic ascent". France 24. 2 April 2024. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Senegal president names opposition leader Ousmane Sonko as PM". France 24. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Senegal seizes nearly 1,140kgs of cocaine". Africanews. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Plane skids off runway in Senegal, injuring 10 people". Africanews. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Production starts at Senegal's first offshore oil field". France 24. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Senegal's media outlets stage a blackout day to bring attention to press freedom concerns". Associated Press. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Senegal: Opposition Mps reject dissolution of 2 state bodies, block revision of Constitution". Africanews. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Captain of migrant boat tragedy in Senegal turns himself in as death toll rises to 26". Associated Press. 11 September 2024.
  17. ^ "16 dead, 22 injured in Senegal road crash". al-Arabiya. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Senegal's president dissolves parliament to call a snap legislative election". Associated Press. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  19. ^ "At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal". Associated Press. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Senegal's radical government claims 'large victory' in legislative polls". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  21. ^ "France admits colonial 'massacre', says Senegal's leader". BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Senegal Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Former Senegal Prime Minister And Presidential Candidate Dies". Barron's. Agence France Presse. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  24. ^ "Former Unesco head Amadou Mahtar Mbow dead at 103". The Business Times. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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