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Macky Sall, President of Senegal, arrives to meet with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Schloss Bellevue during the G20 Compact With Africa conference on November 20, 2023 in Berlin, Germany

Macky Sall, President of Senegal, arrives to meet with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Schloss Bellevue during the G20 Compact With Africa conference on November 20, 2023 in Berlin, Germany

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Senegal’s President Macky Sall Says He’ll Exit Office When his Term Ends, but Election Date Remains Uncertain

In acceptance of the Constitutional Council’s rebuke of his “illegal”postponement of elections, Sall’s exit at the end of his tenure sets the stage for a new Senegalese president.