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As Senegal counts votes, tensions fester between incumbent’s supporters, challengers

Senegal’s voters went to the polls on Sunday to choose a president. If incumbent Abdoulaye Wade wins, despite a constitution that says an incumbent can’t win a third term, there are fears that there could be a great deal of unrest in what has otherwise been a stable African democracy.

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Tension and Anticipation Ahead of Senegal’s Presidential Elections

Global Politics
Members of the hip-hop group Y'en a marre perform during a community concert in the Dalifort neighbourhood of Senegal's capital Dakar, June 18, 2011.

Why Senegalese youth want change, not revolution

Conflict & Justice
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Tunisian fishermen lose boats to migrants