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Senegal local elections: Bassirou Diomaye Faye keeps the date under wraps

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye, here on September 5 in Dakar, seeks to strengthen his militant base while keeping the date of the next local elections, theoretically scheduled for January 2027, unclear.

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Mehdi Ba Journalist at Jeune Afrique, specialist on Senegal

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