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Amadou Ba breaks with Macky Sall and prepares political comeback

Amadou Ba at a press conference in Dakar, Senegal, 25 March 2024. © John Wessels/AFP

Having lost Senegal's presidential election, former PM Amadou Ba wants to forge an alliance with ex-National Assembly speaker Moustapha Niasse ahead of parliamentary elections. Both men are now keen to distance themselves from the outgoing president. [...]

Published on 11/06/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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